30 down back 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

colossal shrimp , ez-peel type (deveined and shells split down the back), vegetable oil, freshly ground black pepper , or to taste, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, seafood seasoning (such as old bay) (optional), butter, chicken stock, lemon, juiced, worcestershire sauce, or more to taste, hot sauce , or to taste, cold butter, cut into chunks, garlic, minced, minced fresh rosemary, fresh rosemary for garnish

oil, unsalted butter, softened, fresh basil leaves, lemons, divided, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, head-on jumbo shrimp in the shell , shells split down the back

roasting chickens , excess fat trimmed, cut down the back, sea salt & freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, butter, blended scotch whisky, warmed, chicken broth, whipping cream, chopped fresh parsley

butter, plus more for coating quail, chopped celery, chopped onion, chopped thyme, minced garlic, shrimp, peeled and deveined, andouille sausage, quartered and sliced, chicken or shrimp stock or broth, bread, crust removed, cubed, lightly toasted, chopped green onion, chopped parsley leaves, salt and pepper, hot pepper sauce (recommended : tabasco), semi-boneless quail (about 4 oz each), split down the back, spicy white wine sauce , recipe follows, chopped shallots, white wine, chicken or shrimp stock or broth, hot sauce (recommended : crystal), butter, cut into tablespoons, squeeze fresh lemon juice, salt

quail , breastbone removed and split down the back (about 3 1/2 oz each), rustic rub , recipe follows, cornbread and andouille dressing, recipe follows, southern cooked greens , recipe follows

kosher salt, zucchini, sliced into thin rounds, summer squash, sliced into thin rounds, tomatoes, onion, finely chopped, garlic clove, chopped, chopped fresh oregano leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, spaghetti, arugula leaves, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano, plus more for serving, grilled shrimp , recipe follows, garlic, chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, head-on jumbo shrimp in the shell , shells split down the back, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

dry white wine, olive oil, percent pure cane syrup or other cane syrup, creole or whole-grain mustard, chopped yellow onion, chopped garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cayenne, quail (about 3 1/2 oz each), breastbones removed and split down the back, olive oil, chopped yellow onions, freshly ground black pepper, andouille or fresh pork sausage, removed from the casings and crumbled, chopped garlic, dried field peas (about 2 cups), picked over and rinsed, bay leaf, fresh thyme leaves, beef broth, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme