23 favorite and clams Recipes

bay shrimp (100 count or smaller), bay scallops (60-80 count ... the small, bite-sized ones, not the big guys), lump crabmeat (dungeness is my favorite and was used in the original, but your region may have something you prefer), scallions, sliced very thin (use all the white and as much of the green as you like), olive oil, wondra flour (or you may substitute ap flour), clam juice (available in bottles or cans near the canned tuna in most stores), dry white wine, cream, sea salt, to taste (kosher can be used ), smidgen cayenne (that s about half a pinch), white pepper, flat leaf parsley, minced, panko breadcrumbs (optional) or 1/4 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs (optional)

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