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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Recipes => Topic started by: IassaFTots on November 15, 2010, 08:05:34 PM
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BF's birthday is 12/1. Mine is 12/24. We don't do gifts, but just a token, and cook a fabulous meal for each other.
This year is super special, as it has been a very difficult year for both of us and he turns 40. (Yeah, I got a young-un :naughty:) At any rate, I have shrimp and cod in the freezer, and thought I could make a tomato-based fish stew. I can pick up some scallops, or mussels, or clams, but everything else I have. He loves Manhattan Style Chowder, I am more of a New England Chowder kind of girl. Found lots of recipes on the innernets, but would rather cook something someone else has made, that has a good stamp of approval.
Thoughts?
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Why not make some Jambalaya or Shrimp Creole??
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Why not make some Jambalaya or Shrimp Creole??
That is normal everyday food. I need something un-everyday.
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Bisque?
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I was thinking more along the lines of Ciappino, or a Portuguese tomato-based soup. Like I said, I can find recipes, that look good. I was just wondering if anyone had a good one, that they had made before.
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I've had conch and shrimp soup that was good, but it doesn't look as thick as Cioppino.
Olive Oil - 2 Tbsp
Conch meat or lobster, chopped - 1 pound
Garlic - 2 Tbsp
Onions, diced ½" - 1 ½ cups
Celery, diced ½" - ½ cup
Tomato paste - 3 Tbsp
Chicken Broth - 1 quart
Thyme, fresh - 2 tsp
Oregano, fresh - 1 tsp
Carrots, diced ½" - ½ cup
Clam juice - 2 cups
Potatoes, diced 1 - ½ cups
Tomatoes, diced 1 - ½ cups
Salt and Pepper to taste
PREPARATION:
Place the oil in a pot and heat until very hot. Add the conch meat and sear for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic, onions, celery, carrots, and potatoes and sauté for 2 minutes. Add all the remaining ingredients, mix well and bring to a boil. Simmer until the potatoes are tender. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
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I was thinking more along the lines of Ciappino, or a Portuguese tomato-based soup. Like I said, I can find recipes, that look good. I was just wondering if anyone had a good one, that they had made before.
Sounds like something right up Emril's alley. I'd check his shows.
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I've had conch and shrimp soup that was good, but it doesn't look as thick as Cioppino.
Olive Oil - 2 Tbsp
Conch meat or lobster, chopped - 1 pound
Garlic - 2 Tbsp
Onions, diced ½" - 1 ½ cups
Celery, diced ½" - ½ cup
Tomato paste - 3 Tbsp
Chicken Broth - 1 quart
Thyme, fresh - 2 tsp
Oregano, fresh - 1 tsp
Carrots, diced ½" - ½ cup
Clam juice - 2 cups
Potatoes, diced 1 - ½ cups
Tomatoes, diced 1 - ½ cups
Salt and Pepper to taste
PREPARATION:
Place the oil in a pot and heat until very hot. Add the conch meat and sear for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic, onions, celery, carrots, and potatoes and sauté for 2 minutes. Add all the remaining ingredients, mix well and bring to a boil. Simmer until the potatoes are tender. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
Dang Chris. I don't know why I didn't see this earlier. That looks good!
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Sounds like something right up Emril's alley. I'd check his shows.
Yep, that's what I was thinking as well.