98 clam and with toasts Recipes

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

olive oil, onions , cut in half then sliced thin, red peppers, sliced thin, garlic cloves, minced, potatoes, peeled and sliced in 1/2 inch slices, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, dry white wine, vegetable broth (optional), bay leaves, black peppercorns, saffron, swordfish, 1 1/2 inch dice (or mackerel or tuna ie oily fish), haddock, 1 1/2 inch dice (or sea bass or monkfish, ie white fish), shrimp , peeled tails intact, mussels, clams, fresh cilantro (to garnish ), garlic clove, peeled and halved, baguette , sliced on the diagonal and toasted

uncooked medium-grain rice, sake, bottled clam juice, minced peeled ginger, sea bass fillets, green onions, chopped, soy sauce, oriental sesame oil, chopped fresh cilantro, sesame seeds, toasted (in dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes)

unsalted butter, red bell pepper, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, dried crushed red pepper, dry white wine, linguine, clam juice, fresh lump crabmeat , picked over, chopped fresh parsley, pine nuts, toasted, freshly grated parmesan cheese

mixed fish fillet, cut into 1 inch pieces (any white fleshed fish ), seafood (clams, mussels or shrimp), pernod, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, onions, peeled and sliced, fennel bulb, washed and sliced, orange , zest of, tomatoes, fish stock, salt & freshly ground black pepper, fresh parsley, chopped, thick slices peasant bread, lightly toasted, red peppers , roasted and peeled, garlic cloves, peeled, lemon juice, paprika, salt & freshly ground black pepper

extra select shucked oysters , with juice, clam broth or 4 cups juice, unsalted butter, celery salt, worcestershire sauce, sweet chili sauce, half-and-half, white toast, sweet hungarian paprika, oyster crackers

olive oil, shallots, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, generous ) dried crushed red pepper, sea bass fillets, dry marsala, bottled clam juice, white wine vinegar, toasted pine nuts

uncooked medium grain rice, sake, bottled clam juice, minced peeled ginger, garlic clove, flattened, sea bass fillets, green onions, chopped, soy sauce, oriental sesame oil, chopped fresh cilantro, sesame seeds, toasted, brown sugar, butter

chopped fresh cilantro, divided, bottled clam juice, fresh lime juice, chopped green onion, grated peeled fresh ginger (see tip below ), soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam), red snapper fillets or halibut fillets

olive oil, spanish chorizo, roughly chopped (about 1/2 cup), minced garlic, minced shallots, toasted cumin, smoked paprika, a pinch cayenne pepper, clam juice, heavy cream, butter, florida rock shrimp, organic eggs, truffled grits with aged cheddar, recipe follows, tomato jam , recipe follows, crusty white bread , for serving, milk, heavy cream, butter, grits , such as anson mills, kosher salt, ground pepper, mascarpone, grated aged cheddar, few shavings of fresh truffle or 1 tsp truffle oil, vine ripe tomatoes, chopped, brown sugar, sherry vinegar, soy sauce, togarashi (japanese chili powder)

live lobsters, hard-shelled clams such as littlenecks (16), well scrubbed, olive oil, jumbo shrimp (8 to 12), with shells, sea scallops (10 to 12), whole red snappers, cleaned and heads removed, vegetable bulgur salad, cupstomato , caper, and olive vinaigrette, pine nuts, toasted and salted, lemon wedges

calamari, mussels, fresh crabs , mudcrabs, squid , cuttlefish, fish , mullets, clams, scampi, mussels, sole (a good mix of fish, mollusks and crustaceans), italian-style peeled tomatoes, onions, tomatoes, parsley, chopped, vinegar, water, olive oil, salt, chili, toast

unsalted butter, red bell pepper, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, dry crushed red pepper, dry white wine, linguine, clam juice, fresh lump crabmeat , picked over, chopped fresh parsley, pine nuts, toasted, freshly grated parmesan cheese

white wine vinegar, minced fresh rosemary leaves, fresh lemon juice (about 1/2 a large lemon), garlic , smashed, peeled and minced, zest of 1 large lemon, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt, green beans, trimmed and halved crosswise, carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally into 1/3-inch-thick ovals, cauliflower, cut into florets (about 4 cups), dry white wine, cod fillets, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, clams , such as manilla, scrubbed, extra-large shrimp, peeled and deveined, twelve 1/3-inch-thick slices country-style bread (such as pan rustique), toasted, cooked beets, cut into 6 to 8 wedges, lemon wedges

olive oil, scotch bonnet chile, stem and seeds discarded, minced, shallots, peeled and sliced thinly, garlic, peeled and thinly sliced, clams , scrubbed, mussels , scrubbed and debearded, star anise, roughly cracked black pepper, freshly squeezed orange juice, scant tbsp saffron, heavy cream, coconut milk, new potatoes , scrubbed and diced medium, smoked slab bacon, rind removed, pure olive oil, butter, garlic, sliced thinly, poblano chile, stem and seeds discarded, minced, red onion, peeled and diced medium, carrots, peeled and diced medium, fennel, cored and diced medium, celery stalks, cleaned and diced medium, red bell pepper, stem and seeds discarded, diced medium, sweet corn kernels, kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, roughly chopped cilantro leaves, bay leaves, broken, cleaned, pounded conch, kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, all-purpose flour, eggs, beaten with 4 tsp half-and-half, panko crumbs (japanese ), canola oil , to saute the conch, orange sections, for garnish, cilantro sprigs, for garnish, toasted coconut, for garnish

canola oil, fresh ginger, chopped, shiitake mushrooms, sliced, bok choy, chopped, tomatoes, chopped, shrimp, peeled, mixed fish cut into 1/2-inch pieces, mussels, cleaned and de-bearded, hard shell clams , such as little neck or manila, cleaned, smoky dashi broth , recipe follows, fresh udon noodles, butter, tatsoi, salt and pepper, to taste, sliced shallots, garlic, chopped, fresh ginger, chopped, very ripe tomatoes , cores removed, roughly chopped, toasted and ground szechwan peppercorns, sake, mirin, dashi, salt and black pepper, white fish, roughly diced, egg, yellow miso, heavy cream, lemon, juiced, black pepper, scallion greens, thinly sliced, sheets nori, red bell pepper, rice flour, soda water, canola oil, for frying