Seafood Trio Pats Recipes

SEAFOOD TRIO WITH FIRE ROASTED TOMATO GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• add onion to olive oil over medium heat.
• cook until translucent.
• add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• add tomatoes and chicken stock.
• bring to a boil.
• add seafood to pot and cover.
• cook for 5-6 minutes or until mussels have opened and shrimp and scallops are opaque.

CHICKEN AND SEAFOOD TRIO IN A BASKET

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of water to a boil. Add asparagus and cook until tender yet crisp; about 2 minutes. Drain.
• Cut seafood and chicken into 1/2 inch cubes. Coat both with cornstarch, egg white, salt and pepper.
• Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add oil and swirl to coat the sides. Add ginger and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add seafood, chicken and green onions and stir fry for 1 minute. Add broth, oyster sauce, and fish sauce and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch solution and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. Add asparagus and toss to mix.
• To make basket, heat cooking oil in a wok for deep frying to about 30 degrees F. Rinse shredded potato under cold running water; squeeze well to remove as much moisture as possible and pat dry with paper towels. Toss potato with cornstarch. Dip strainers into hot oil to coat them. Line one strainer with potato to a thickness of about 3/8 inch. Nest second strainer on top, and immerse strainers in oil. Deep fry until golden brown. Remove potato from the basket and drain on paper towels. Fill immediately with seafood mixture.

SEAFOOD TRIO W/SHRIMP, SCALLOPS AND CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil in heavy-bottomed sauce pan over medium-low heat.
• Add scallion and a good pinch of salt. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Do not allow to brown.
• Add flour and stir until all oil is absorbed, forming a heavy paste.
• Cook paste (this is a white roux with scallions in it at this stage) for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly to avoid browning.
• Add 1/2 of the clam juice, stirring well to incorporate and avoid lumping.
• Add 1/2 of the clam juice, repeating the process.
• Stir in the wine.
• Stir in the cream.
• Add cayenne and white pepper.
• Bring sauce to a very low simmer. Taste sauce and adjust salt to taste. (I usually add about 1/2 tsp, but salt varies so sneak up on it rather than use more than you like.).
• Test the thickness by dipping a spoon into the sauce and letting it run off. It should be just thick enough to coat and cling to the back of the spoon -- this is called "nappe" (pronounced "na-pay" by my culinary instructor but my college French professor would have said "nap",) in classical cooking. If it is too thick, add a bit more clam juice or cream until you get the desired thickness, and reheat to a very low simmer.
• Add parsley and stir to incorporate.
• Preheat 2 oval ramekins (we use about a 4"x6" size, but any oval large enough to contain 12 oz of seafood will work) by running them under hot water.
• Place 1/2 of shrimp in one end of each ramekin. Place 1/2 of crab in opposite end of each ramekin. Place 1/2 of scallops in the center of each ramekin. (Yes, you want the seafood separated into neat little sections. It works. Trust me.).
• Pour 1/2 of the sauce evenly over the contents of each ramekin. Don't worry if the sauce wants to stick on the top -- it will run down into the seafood as the "casserole" bakes.
• If desired, you can put a thin layer of panko to the top of each ramekin. (This is not how the original was done, but my sister likes a bit of contrast in her textures so I do this when I'm cooking for her as well, and it certainly doesn't hurt anything.).
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until the top begins to show signs of browning. If there is no sign of browning after 20 minutes, raise the shelf and turn your oven to broil. Broil for no more than 5 minutes! This depends on your oven, and if you cook the seafood too long, you will get rubbery seafood.
• Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

SEAFOOD TRIO - PAT'S RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a large casserole,about three quart-size or 9"X12" baking dish.
• Shred the cheese; chop the bell pepper; chop the onion; boil water for the bowtie pasta and cook pasta.
• Saute the peppers and onions in 2 Tbs.butter until soft,add the minced garlic if using fresh garlic. Cook the mushrooms in 2 Tbs.butter until slightly soft. Mix peppers,onions, mushrooms and parsley.
• Heat soup and add cheese and stir to melt cheese, add lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, cream, dry mustard and sherry.
• Mix remaining ingredients-shrimp,scallops,codfish, and peppers/onion/mushroom mixture. Pour into casserole, and bake until hot about 30 minutes.