Seafood & Fish
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Cup a Pearls
I brought the capn’ his tea. He liked French vanilla and he liked it served in the Revere silver brocaded tea pot he bought in Boston. I sat the silver service tray and bone China tea cups on his desk away from the maps he had unrolled. I noticed he ate every bit of his lunch but he was busy with the charts and figuring how to get us back on schedule so I left the dirties behind so as not to bother him. On my way back to the galley I noticed a new sailor on board. I stopped to chat it up a moment. “Bob the sea cook,” I says. He says, “Call me Ishmael I am a vegan.” I says, “So are those Jains over there,” as I pointed to the Indians on the other side of the deck. “Damn good sailors too, I make em vegan vittles when I can. They like my coriander scented millet and mung bean pilaf, they say I make it just like their sahib always liked it. I learned to make it while we were running the opium in the sea of poppies for the Dutch East India Company. Me hard tack is vegan too.” I reached in my vest pocket and handed him one. He looked at it from side to side and sniffed it. “I smell the blood of animals.” he said and tossed it overboard. I reeled back and crushed his nose with all my force. Hit him so square it set him back on his buttocks with his legs sprawled out in a vee. He looked up at me in shock. Blood trickled down his lip and his eyes watered. “The only blood you smell is running down ye nose, ye arse face.” I went to the galley kitchen. When I sat down and my heart slowed and me head stopped throbbing I noticed the swelling in me hand. I gave it a shake and rubbed it but I knew it was going to hurt and I knew it would hurt more when I was pounding stockfish for crew meal tonight. I was glad for the capn’s oysters and I found comfort in me cupa pearls.
The Slammin' Salmon Sandwich
This was my "brain food" breakfast sandwich while I was studying for the schools qualifying exam. This sandwich can be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Shrimp à la Bittman
A few months ago I wrote about how I like to poach shrimp (and other fish and shellfish) in olive oil. And I still do! But I also like to cook shrimp using a method I learned from Mark Bittman. He slathers shrimp in a loose green sauce and roasts them at 500 degrees (I do 450). The shrimp emerge, unscathed by the heat -- cooked through quickly enough that they remain delicate and plump, with a juicy snap. Recently, I pared down the recipe even more, giving the shrimp a slick of oil, and lemon and lime zest, showering them with the citrus juices at the table.
Lobster in Distress with Lemon and Thyme
A few months back I was having a late lunch at Bar Pinxto in Santa Monica. Tiny place with an open kitchen, I was able to watch the chef do his dinner prep, and basically crucifying lobsters by trussing them to long wooden spoons. Vegans should now avert their eyes. The reason for doing this is that as they're cooked the tails are held straight. But as a humane cook I prefer to give Monsieur Homard a quick and fast demise. So, I turn him on his back and with a wicked, sharp knife make a fast cut between the eyes, all the way back.
Baked Shrimp
Simple, quick, and healthier than fried shrimp... it's baked shrimp!
Fresh Morels with Soft Shell Crab and Crispy Carapace
Today when I went to the store and saw what was available, I felt obligated to create a dish using the two freshest, most indulgent and seasonal ingredients I could find: fresh morels, and live soft shell crabs. What emerged is my springtime take on the classic crab stuffed mushroom, with a twist. On my blog here: http://bit.ly/a2bSxL
Cured Salmon
See Salt Cure for Fish Recipe. The salmon must be cured the day purchased and are best eaten that day. It will still be good the next day. After about 2 days, there is noticeable degradation.
Shrimp Asparagus Pasta
A very nice spring time meal, this shrimp and asparagus pasta recipe is ready in minutes! You'll need spaghetti noodles, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
Salt Cure for Fish
This recipe for salt-cured fish locks in moisture and flavor. The amount you make depends on the thickness of your fish. But it's easy to figure out over time.
Roasted Halibut With Lemons, Olives and Rosemary
Fish can be finicky dinner-party fare, especially for the distracted cook. Step away for a moment to sip your cocktail and your fillets might go from pearly to parched. This dish, though, inspired by one from Southern Italy, elegantly feeds a crowd. The fish, halibut, is seasoned with chile, salt and olive oil, then topped with rosemary, lemon and olives and roasted. It’s a lighter main dish that won’t leave anyone hungry.
Tangy Grilled Oysters
I LOVE oysters! My favorite are west coast and raw, but I had a grilled oyster several years ago, loved it, so here's my take.
Poached Salmon with Leeks
This is one of our favorite light, flavorful easy dishes. I guess it technically fits into the New Year's Resolution category since it is on the lighter and healthier side, but I honestly make this all year round.
Grilled (or Baked) Whole Bluefish
One of our favorite seaside treats, Bluefish are abundant, inexpensive and deliciously healthful. Fresh or smoked, it's good!. Try this Whole Bluefish recipe.
Seafood in Stout
Prawns in Ginger
a Starter an easy recipe my wife used to make if we get fresh prawns
Sautéed Salmon With Brown Butter Cucumbers
A gorgeous salmon fillet needs little more than a sprinkling of salt and pepper and a few minutes of gentle sautéeing in melted butter. You could stop there and serve the fish with salad and a crusty piece of bread. Or you could go one quick step further and add minced garlic, chopped cucumber and dill to the pan. The cucumber turns nutty in the pan’s brown butter, with a tender exterior that remains crunchy in the middle — a nice contrast to the silky salmon. Wild salmon, which is costlier than farmed fish, is worth the price for its sweet, smooth texture and brilliant color. Be sure not to overcook the fillets, which should be soft and barely opaque.
Char, Fast and Slow
Salmon Pimenton
I have been trying all sorts of recipes for grilled fish this summer.The trick seems to be not to dry out the fish and have a quick and tasty sauce with a bright flavor
Summer Bluefish
This is one of those non-recipe recipes, terribly inexact. It's the way my mother always prepared bluefish and mackerel and other difficult (and correspondingly affordable!) fish. Everyone loves it and it can be on the table in approximately 10 minutes.
Chilean Sea Bass Baked in Foil
The parsley and dill make this baked Chilean sea bass in foil recipe taste like it was cooked in butter, which is something I really like. This is great fish.
Chinese Fried Rice With Shrimp and Peas
This is a more subdued version of fried rice than the spicier Thai fried rice. It’s a great dish to make if you have cooked rice on hand and a great vehicle for whatever vegetables may be in your refrigerator. Feel free to add other cooked vegetables, meat or seafood.
Southern Sherried Shrimp
This Sherry Shrimp recipe leaves the shrimp whole as a main course. It's ideal served over slow-cooked stone-ground grits but also excellent on its own.
Malaysian Stir-Fried Noodles With Shrimp
These spicy noodles are based on a classic Malaysian noodle dish, Mee Goreng, but I’ve reduced the number of ingredients. With origins in North India, the dish lends itself well to the Indian Papadini bean flour noodles, which have more protein, ounce for ounce, than steak. If you can’t find this type of noodle, use wide dried rice noodles: soak them for 20 minutes in warm water, then cook 1 minute in boiling water, drain and toss with 1 tablespoon oil as directed.
Roasted Broccoli With Shrimp
Here is a fast, delicious one-pan supper that could not be simpler, or tastier. Just coat your ingredients with a generous amount of olive oil, seasoning well with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, and place them on a baking sheet. Put it in the oven at a high temperature (in this recipe 425 degrees) and let the heat do the work. The vegetables will soften and caramelize, offering real depth of flavor. Here, we add shrimp at the end, which cooks quickly, to deliver an easy weeknight meal.