seafood recipes?

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Anonymous
Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376

Although I'm not Italian, I grew up with neighbors who were Irish (like us), Jewish and Italian and, so, follow a strange mix of holiday traditions. The 7 types of fish/seafood on Christmas Eve is one of my favorites and I'm wondering if anyone has some good (maybe not too fattening?) seafood recipes to share? Shrimp, scallops, crab cakes/crab balls....oh, anything yummy!..?

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  • lizws
    lizws Member Posts: 1,892
    edited December 2006
    My favorite shrimp recipe is this: Peel and devein the shrimp leaving the tail on. Cut up thin strips of jalapeno and place where the vein was. Wrap in a small strip of bacon and bake, grill or fry. I use my George Foreman grill. I also season them with a little Can't Believe It's Not Butter and seafood seasoning.

    Liz
  • lizws
    lizws Member Posts: 1,892
    edited December 2006
    Here's a good salad also:

    Shrimp Salad w/ Avocado, Celery and Red Onion

    ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
    1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
    24 large, cooked peeled shrimp
    1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced
    1 celery rib, thinly sliced
    1 scallion, white and green parts, sliced
    12 cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
    1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    1 tablespoon diced red onion


    In a small bowl, whisk together all the olive oil and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.. Whisk just before using.

    In a large bowl, combine the shrimp, avocado, celery, scallion, tomatoes, parsley and red onions. Sprinkle with enough olive oil/lemon juice mixture to coat lightly. Toss the shrimp salad gently and season to taste with salt and pepper. Makes 4 servings.
  • rushelle
    rushelle Member Posts: 96
    edited December 2006
    Here's one that I find is quite tasty;

    Lobster Omelet


    Ingredients:
    ¼ cup Lobster Meat, chopped (or smoked salmon)
    1½ Tbsp sour cream
    1 tsp coarse grained Dijon mustard
    2 large eggs
    1 Tbsp water
    1 Tbsp scallion, finely chopped
    1 Tbsp fresh tarragon, minced (or ½ tsp dried)
    1 tsp butter
    salt and pepper to taste

    Directions:
    1. In a small bowl, mix sour cream and mustard.
    Set aside.
    2. In a medium bowl, mix eggs, water, scallions and tarragon. Add salt and pepper.
    3. Melt butter in skillet. Add egg mixture and cook until eggs are set.
    4. Spread sour cream mixture and Lobster meat over half of omelet.
    5. Fold unfilled portion of omelet over filling. Serve.

    Notes:
    substitue 1 oz of Smoked Salmon for Lobster Meat. Hint; for fluffier omelets, add just a dash of baking powder to the egg batter.(1/8-1/4 tsp for every 2 eggs)


    You can also do it as a simple scrambled egg and lobster (or crab or pollock), and roll it in a tortilla shell or have it in a large biscuit.(add a little lemon and some mozza if you like).

    Hope you like it.

    rushelle
  • CatFromFL
    CatFromFL Member Posts: 105
    edited December 2006
    any fish fillet
    any creamy salad dressing ( Ranch, Italian, etc)
    Crushed- up ritz crackers or crushed up cheese nibs

    Dip fillets in dressing and then dredge in cracker crumbs and bake on a rack at 350 for 20-40 min depending on thickness of the fish

    This is a quick and easy Fish recipe that you always have the ingredients for
  • AlaskaDeb
    AlaskaDeb Member Posts: 2,601
    edited December 2006
    How about scallop stuffed mushrooms?
    I make them different every time, but basically I use the big scallops and cut them in half so they are still round, but half as thick. Take the stems out of a batch of big mushrooms and scoop out a little more of the ‘shroom with a melon baller to give room for the goodies. One of my favorite ways to do the stuffing is to put 2 or 3 baby spinach leaves in each mushroom. Add a tsp of fresh parmesan cheese to each mushroom. Take your scallop halves and dredge them in Progresso Italian seasoned bread crumbs. Plop one in each mushroom and then top with more parm cheese. Put in an oiled baking dish and Bake in a hot oven (400 degrees) until the scallops are done,,,just 10 minutes or so. I have used different types of cheese including ricotta, and I have done them with bacon bits. They are always different, but always luscious!
    Have fun
    Deb C
  • purplehaze66
    purplehaze66 Member Posts: 136
    edited December 2006
    ok I have 2....
    crab cakes2lbs jumbo lump crab meat remove all shells
    6 tbs scallions sliced thin and chopped
    5 cloves garlic chopped and toasted
    3 whole eggs
    2 dashes of tobasco
    1.5 tbs of old bay
    1 dash worstershire sauce
    1 tsp 5 grain mustard
    1 tbs of freash parsley chopped
    1 tbs of mayo
    panko bread crubs to feel
    make over night into round patties broil next day till golden

    mussles marinara over linguini
    5 large cloves garlic chopped and 1 small onion chopped saute in olive oil.

    when browned add 1 large can puree and crushed tomatoes. season with garlic powder parsley salt pepper to taste. bring to boil. when boil is reached turn down to simmer add good parmasane cheese(fresh grated is best) after simmering 45 min to 1 hr add cleaned mussles and cook until mussels are done. cook pasta serve over or pasta or just with good crusty Italian bread....mangia
  • Sandra1957
    Sandra1957 Member Posts: 1,701
    edited December 2006
    Mexican Seafood Cocktail
    serves 4 to 6
    1 1/2 Cups chilled Clamato juice, or 1 cup tomato juice and 1/2 cup bottled
    clam juice.
    1/4 cup ketchup
    1/4 cup fresh lime juice
    1/2 cup finely chopped celery
    1 t.salt or to taste
    1T. hot sause such as Tabasco
    1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1 firm-ripe avocado cut into small chunks
    1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat (1 cup) *Trader Joes black can in refrigerator
    section)
    1/4 cup cooked baby shrimp
    Stir together Clamato juice, ketchup, lime juice, hot sauce, salt, onion, stir in
    avocado, crabmeat and shrimp. Spoon into 6 or 8oz glasses or cups.
  • bbmom
    bbmom Member Posts: 391
    edited December 2006

    Any fillet of fish. Coat in creole seasoning. Heat a little olive oil in skillet and add fillet. Brown on both sides.

  • beth1225
    beth1225 Member Posts: 1,061
    edited January 2007
    Here is something easy to do with any fish filet and chicken is great too.

    Take filet and put it in a ziploc bag with some margarita mix (minus the tequila). Let it sit and marinate for at least 30 minutes. Spray foil-lined pan lightly with Pam.
    Dust filets lightly on top with bread crumbs and spray lightly with Pam too. This cuts down on the fat from butter. Bake until done depending on the size of the filets. Make a great tossed salad and voila!
  • dash
    dash Member Posts: 766
    edited January 2007

    Anyone have wonderful clam chowder recipes?--white or red or both~! Thanks!

  • acgw
    acgw Member Posts: 286
    edited February 2007
    How about wahoo chowder?
    I concocted this yesterday and my husband and I agreed it was pretty darn good.

    Stock:
    2 stalks of celery, cut into 1" pieces
    1 medium onion coursely chopped
    a pinch or two of salt
    Skin and red meat from approx. one pound of wahoo, cut into large pieces
    1 tablespoon of butter
    1 cup Sauvignon Blanc
    2 cans of chicken stock

    Soup:
    Water
    Frozen corn (8 oz?)
    Fingerling potatoes, cut into 1/2" pieces (Put in as many as you like.)
    Approx. one pound of wahoo, cut into bite size pieces
    Flour
    Salt
    Pepper
    Three to four tablespoons of butter
    Approx 1 1/2 cups 1 percent milk


    Melt butter. Saute celery and onion until softened. (Add the salt to help it sweat.) Add the wahoo skin, cook approx. 5 more minutes, sturring occasionally. Deglaze the pan with the wine, add the chicken stock and simmer approx. 2 hours.

    (I did this in the morning before I went to work and stuck it in the fridge for about 9 hours.)

    Strain the stock. Press out all the moisture.
    Add approx. 11/2 cups of water
    Add corn and potatoes. Simmer.

    While soup is simmering place your cut pieces of wahoo in flour flavored with salt and pepper to taste. Fry wahoo in approx. 2 tablespoons of butter. When almost cooked, add to soup.

    Melt remaining butter. Add approximately two tablespoons of flour. Cook approx. 2 minutes. Slowly add milk, stirring continuously to avoid lumps. When all the milk is incorporated, add approximately 1/2 cup of broth slowly. Then pour the milk mixture into the soup. Cook approximately five more minutes. Serve.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2007

    acgw...I feel pretty ignorant, but what is wahoo and where/how do you buy it?

  • acgw
    acgw Member Posts: 286
    edited February 2007
    My husband caught that one....

    Any meaty white fish ought to work.

    Fitchik- with you being in NC you may be able to find it. We catch our wahoo in the Atlantic Beach region.
  • Jorf
    Jorf Member Posts: 498
    edited April 2007
    take some catfish. Dunk it in buttermilk. Dunk it in cornmeal. Fry in a small amount of your favorite oil. Use paper towel to pick up any excess oil.

    YUM.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2007
    Well, last night I made the simplest Shrimp Creole and thought I'd share:

    1 green peper, chopped
    1 med. onion, chopped
    few cloves garlic, minced (I used 3)
    1 can Rotel
    1 lb. shrimp, shelled

    Saute onion, garlic and pepper in oil for about 5 minutes, until soft. Add Rotel and simmer for a few minutes. Then add shrimp and simmer until shrimp is done. Serve over rice.

    This is quite good....just spicy enough and low in calories and fat!
  • Towanda2
    Towanda2 Member Posts: 94
    edited April 2007
    I've never been a fish lover but dh and I are trying to eat seafood more often for health reasons.

    Current easy weeknight choices include:

    Broiled Tilapia Parmesan (use half the butter):
    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Broiled-Tilapia-Parmesan/Detail.aspx

    Rosemary Roasted Salmon (have the skin removed at the store):
    http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/102988

    Baked Halibut Provencal (works well with cod, easier than it looks and worth the effort):
    http://tinyurl.com/22qtdc
  • Ter
    Ter Member Posts: 357
    edited April 2007
    BBQ-Red Snapper
    Buy as much as you will use of Fresh Red Snapper do take the bones out if any
    Butter, from about half to full stick
    Fresh Lemon
    Salt and pepper
    best to use one of those disposable aluminum pans for this dish as I hate cleaning pans plus it goes on the BBQ.
    Clean the felits of snapper, lay inside of your pan and add tablespoons of butter pats here and there on top of fish. Squeeze fresh lemon on top and add salt and pepper. You can also cut and extra lemon into slices and lay on top of fish.
    Wrap aluminum pan with foil with the opening at the top and BBQ for about 8-10 min or until the snapper is flaky.
    Tarter Sauce
    Tablespoons of sweet pickle relish
    Chopped green onion (yes the greens also)
    Cup mayonaise
    Mix all ingredients together and serve with your Red Snaper

    Ter
  • cyclegirl
    cyclegirl Member Posts: 7
    edited April 2007

    Fitchik - What is rotel??? the recipe sounds good!!! thanks - deb

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2007

    Sorry. I live in the South and we have a fairly large Mexican population, so maybe it's regional. Rotel was popular about 10 years ago to mix with melted Velveeta for a tortilla chip dip. Anyway, it's canned chopped tomatoes with chile pepper and some spice. I find it with the other canned tomatoes. If you don't find it, maybe mix a can of tomatoes with a can of drained, chopped chiles and add chili powder or a bit of taco seasoning. That would be pretty close. And yeah, the recipe is delicious!

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