Seafood Pasta with Sherry Tomato Cream Sauce

Ingredients
• Salt
• 1 1/2 pound penne rigate or bow tie pasta
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
• 2 large shallots, chopped
• 3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
• A pinch or 2 crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or seafood stock
• 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 pound shelled, cooked or raw bulk lobster pieces
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup cream
• A handful chopped chives or parsley or both

Directions
In a large saucepan boil water for the pasta. When water begins to boil add salt liberally, let water return to a boil and cook pasta to al dente. Drain.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat with olive oil, 3 turns of the pan. Add mushrooms, shallots and garlic, red pepper flakes and saute 5 minutes. Deglaze the pan with sherry, stir in stock and tomatoes and bring to a bubble. If using raw seafood, season with lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Raise the heat a bit then add the seasoned seafood and heat through or cook until just about firm and opaque, a couple of minutes. If using cooked seafood, season the seafood when you add it to skillet with lemon zest, salt and pepper.

Stir in heavy cream and toss hot pasta with sauce and chives and/or parsley, adjust seasoning and serve.

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Crock Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

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1 lb. ground beef, browned
1 can corn, drained
1 can green beans, drained
Carrots, diced
Celery, diced
Onion, diced
Potatoes, diced
Salt
Pepper,
1/2 tsp red pepper
1/2 tsp dill
1 bay leaf
1 lg can V-8 juice

Mix in crock pot and cook on low 8 hours.

Broiled Walleye

Ingredients
• 4 walleye fillets (about 1 1/2 lb.)
• 1/3 c. sliced almonds, crushed
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. prepared mustard
• 1 tsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. sugar
• A dash of red pepper
• 1/4 c. heavy cream

Directions:
Mix all ingredients well and spread evenly over walleye fillets. Place fillets on a greased broiled pan and broil five inches from the heat in a preheated broiler for about 10 minutes or until the fish flakes when probed with a fork. Serves 4.

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Braised Snapper

Paul Bartolotta's Orata All' Acqua Pazza

http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/guide-cooking-fish/page/8

It’s called a braise. This rustic, bold-flavored approach will put to rest the notion that seafood is unsexy diet fare. If you're braising fillets, use sturdy ones: Bass, snapper, and grouper all hold their shape perfectly. The best part? You can skip the usual white wine and pair this baby with a hearty red.

Paul Bartolotta's Orata All' Acqua Pazza

• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (preferably Sicilian)
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 tsp crushed red-pepper flakes
• 2 lb whole Mediterranean orata (snapper may be substituted for this Italian sea bream)
• 12 oz cherry tomatoes (quartered)
• Sicilian sea salt and black pepper
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley

Preheat the oven to 375°F. In an ovenproof saute pan or roasting pan, warm half the olive oil with the garlic and red-pepper flakes, and cook until the garlic is lightly browned. Add the tomatoes and lightly saute them.

Season the fish with sea salt and black pepper, place it in the pan with the tomatoes, and add water. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the fish reaches an internal temperature of 135° to 140°F. (Check it with a probe thermometer.) Remove the fish from the pan.

Cook the sauce on high heat until it's reduced to about a cup (8 to 10 ounces). Add the parsley and the rest of the olive oil. Add salt and pepper, if necessary. Fillet the whole fish and dress with a few spoonfuls of the sauce. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings

OR

http://www.esquire.com/features/guy-food/pesce-alla-palermitana-recipe-ll-1107

Ingredients
Serves 2

• 4 oz (1/4 lb) fingerling potatoes (at least 3)
• 2 oz (4 tbsp) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 10 oz cherry tomatoes (about 1 pint), quartered
• 8 green olives, pitted and sliced
• 2 oz capers, rinsed and drained
• 4 sprigs fresh oregano
• 1 lemon, quartered
• 4 oz (1/4 cup) dry white wine
• 2 6-oz orata (sea bream) fillets (or substitute red snapper or American bass)
• Coarse salt and ground black pepper
• 4 oz (1/4 cup) water
• 1 tbsp chopped oregano
• 1 tbsp chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley
• Olive oil for drizzling

Instructions
1. In a saucepan of cold water bring fingerlings to a boil and cook for 6 to 8 minutes. Drain, halve lengthwise, and reserve.
2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
3. In a large (12-inch) ovenproof sauté pan over medium heat, warm 2 tbsp olive oil. Add garlic and cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, potatoes, olives, capers, oregano sprigs, lemon, and white wine.
4. Season fish with salt and pepper and place skin-side up in pan. Add water and bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, or until the fish has reached an internal temperature of 140 degrees. Remove fish from pan and reserve.
5. Place pan over high heat and simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Add chopped oregano and parsley and remaining olive oil. Adjust seasoning. Divide sauce evenly (including potatoes and lemon wedges) between 2 plates. Place fish on top of sauce and drizzle with olive oil.

Paul Bartolotta is the chef of Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas.