In a large skillet melt butter & saute garlic until brown. Add the pepper & shrimp. Toss gently & saute for 5 minutes over med heat. Remove shrimp & set aside. Pour off butter. Add lemon juice & orange juice to the skillet, stirring in cornstarch until it is dissolved. Heat, stirring constantly, until sauce […]

Wash & dry fish; dust with flour. Mix egg with milk. Dip fish into egg/milk mixture. Dredge in crumbs. Reserve. Heat butter in pan. Add 3 Tbls. flour & stir into paste (roux). Cook 2 minutes. Add cream, stock & sherry. Simmer until thick. Add salt & shrimp. Simmer 5 minutes. Heat oil in skillet. […]

* Finely chopped parsley, chives, basil, watercress, etc etc. Poach the fish in court-bouillon for 10-12 minutes. Lift out carefully: remove skin and eyes. Keep warm. Boil the cream until it reduces by half. Whisk in knobs of butter gradually. Finally, add in finely chopped herbs. Pour the sauce into a serving dish and arrange […]

-PICKLING SPICES & HERBS- 8 Black peppercorns 2 Garlic cloves 1 Bay leaf 1 Sprig fresh rosemary Wash and clean the squid, separating the outer sacs from the heads and tentacles, removing and discarding the translucent cartilage, and small sand bag and ink. Rub salt on the outer sacs and rinse them inside and out […]

Dredge fish in whole wheat flour.Use about 2/3 vegetable oil to 1/3 sesame oil.Heat enough oil mixture to coat the bottom of a large skillet.(To cook all the fish at the same time will require more than 1 skillet.)Add fish (do not crowd) and cook on both sides until done (about 5 minutes in all).Remove […]

Clean calamari and cut tubes crosswise into 1/2″ rings. Dry calamari on paper towels and reserve. In a medium frying pan, heat 1 Tbs. oil over medium-high heat. Add the calamari and saute until the rings turn opaque white, about 30 seconds to one minute. Transfer calamari to a bowl and set aside. Wipe pan […]

Preheat oven to 375oF. To make scampi sauce: In sauce over low flame melt butter, adding oil, salt, pepper, rosemary, oregeno, paprika, bay leaves, garlic and sherry. Place cleaned shrimp in large baking dish. Cover shrimp with feta cheese and top with breadcrumbs. Pour scampi sauce over shrimp and bake until shrimp are tender, approximately […]

In a 4 quart saucepan,saute onion and garlic in oil until tender.Add tomato sauce,tomatoes,bay leaf,basil,thyme,marjoram,oregano,wine and black pepper.Let simmer 20 to 30 minutes,uncovered,stirring occasionally.Add shrimp or scallops and simmer about 3 minutes.Discard bay leaf.Add parsley and serve.This soup is a complete meal when served with a green salad and French bread.

Bay scallops remain whole. Ocean scallops, halve. Place in bowl with remaining ingreds and marinate 2 hrs or longer. Remove and arrange in one layer in baking dish. Broil 3 mins, turn and broil 3 mins longer until barely cooked through. Dont overcook or they will toughen.

Melt butter in oil and sautee shallot and celery until translucent. Add paste and tomato sauce. Mix well. Add flavor cube and wine and cook over low heat 5 min. Add crab and cook for 5 more min. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve over hot pasta.