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Seafood Recipes
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Shrimp a la Greco
Ingredients:
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1 kg uncooked shrimp (shelled and de-veined)
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1 medium onion
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1/2 cup olive oil
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1 cup chopped spring onions
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2 garlic cloves, crushed
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2 cups chopped peeled tomatoes
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1/2 cup dry white wine
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1/4 cup chopped parsley
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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
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Fresh ground black pepper
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Salt
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4 ounces feta cheese
Directions:
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Prepare your shrimp
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Heat 1/2 cup of olive oil and fry onions until transparent.
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Add
spring onion, garlic and cook for 2 minutes more.
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Add tomatoes,
wine, most of the parsley, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.
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Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until thick.
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Spoon half of the tomato sauce into 6 individual oven dishes or 1
large oven dish.
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Add shrimp and spoon remaining sauce. Coarsely
crumble feta cheese and sprinkle on top
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Cook in a very hot oven for 10-12 minutes until shrimp are pink and
feta melted and lightly browned.
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Sprinkle with remaining parsley and
serve immediately as first course with crusty bread.
Comments: I change most recipes. No wine in our house so I add 1/2 cup of
tomato sauce. And I always use extra shrimp. Lots of shrimp! In
fact, I made this tonight and had a good 2 kilos in there. I also
add extra feta cheese and even if you’re not a feta cheese person
(which I'm not), the sweet taste just makes the dish.
Note: This doesn't reheat too well; it still tastes good but the
feta cheese melts too much. Good thing I never have leftovers when I
make this dish, because it’s better when it’s freshly made and
served immediately. It is an easy, quick meal when you have company,
especially large numbers of people.
I also prefer rice rather than the bread, but my husband prefers
pita bread. Any good flat bread will do the trick. Basmati rice is
the best rice to use.
And a note on the feta cheese: It is worth going for the better
kind. We get a good French feta that is much, much better than the
cheaper stuff.
Submitted by: Nzingha
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Sole
Directions:
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Don’t crumb it, but pan fry it in a light-flavored olive oil for a
minute or two on each side just to color. Remove it to a plate and
add some alcoholic apple cider (not soft drink/soda) or a dry white
wine to the pan and reduce the volume to half, add pepper and as
much garlic as you like.
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Return the sole to the pan at low heat and cook until done.
Variations:
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Add cream just before serving.
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Add some shelled cooked prawns before serving
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Both of the above
Submitted by: Bandecoot
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Calamari
Ingredients:
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2 pounds calamari tubes and tentacles, cleaned
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3 large garlic cloves
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4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
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1/4 cup lemon juice
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1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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1 tablespoon capers
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Salt
Directions:
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Cut tubes of calamari into 1-inch rings and cut the tentacles in
half.
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In a large pot, bring water and 2 tablespoons of salt to a
boil.
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Carefully place the calamari in the pot.
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Cook the calamari
until tender, about 2 minutes.
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Be sure not to overcook.
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Strain the
calamari and place in a mixing bowl.
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Add all of the ingredients and
mix well. A
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dd salt and pepper, to taste.
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Serve the calamari cold.
Submitted by: Spiderman
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Karachi Crayfish
Ingredients:
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1 marron or lobster (1½ pounds)
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2 tbs butter or ghee (clarified butter)
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1 large onion, thinly sliced
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1 small onion, minced (very fine dice)
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2-inch piece of ginger, minced
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3 teaspoons cilantro seeds, crushed fine
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2 cups of chicken stock (stock cubes are okay, with 2 cups water)
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A handful of blanched almonds (12 or so)
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1 cup sour cream
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1 teaspoon garam masala
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1/2 -1 cup of chopped cilantro leaves
Directions:
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Get the meat out of the tail legs and claws of the crayfish
(lobster)
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Put the head, shells, and cracked claws into the chicken stock and
bring to a boil.
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Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
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Strain and
reduce the stock to about a cup.
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Cut the crayfish meat into 1-inch cubes.
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Heat the butter.
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Add the sliced onion and brown it.
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Add the minced onion, ginger, and coriander seeds.
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Add the stock.
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Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
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Add the garum masala and crushed almonds and stir in the sour cream.
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When blended, add the crayfish meat and warm it through.
Comments: Serve on a plate alone -- no rice. Sprinkle with the cilantro
leaves. Serve rice separately.
Submitted by: Bandecoot
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Tuna-Noodle Casserole
Ingredients:
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1 pound flat egg noodles
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1 can of tuna
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1 can cream of mushroom soup
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Cheddar or Colby cheese
Directions:
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Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F
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Boil your noodles. (Be sure to keep an eye on the noodles to make
sure the pot doesn't boil over.) While your noodles are boiling,
open the tuna and soup.
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Pour soup and tuna into a very large glass or stoneware (= oven
safe) bowl.
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Mix with a wooden spoon or spatula.
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Season to taste with
salt and pepper.
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When the noodles are tender (12-15 minutes at boil)
drain into a colander.
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Pour the drained noodles into the large bowl
with soup and tuna.
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Mix thoroughly.
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Grate about 4-6 ounces of cheese
into the mixture, and mix thoroughly. Grate some more cheese on top.
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Bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
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Crushed potato crisps on top are optional, but do add texture as
well as a “zip” to this traditional family favorite.
Comments: Chopped up kosher pickles are nice in this, I am
told.
Submitted by: Unfusilier
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