6 florida fishing 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

ketchup, red wine vinegar, thai fish sauce, tiger * or hot sauce, dark sesame oil, salt, black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained, sliced celery, chopped fresh cilantro, shredded cabbage, sliced green onions

vegetable oil, divided, diced onions, diced celery, diced carrots, lobster , shrimp broth or fish stock, catfish pieces, shucked oysters (about 6 dozen oysters in shell), grape tomatoes, bay leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour

four 6-oz fillets swordfish, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, garlic, ginger, peeled, fresh turmeric, peeled, blended oil ( olive oil and canola/ vegetable oil), head cauliflower, separated into florets, red onion , julienned, umbrian chickpeas, cooked, curry powder, fish stock, coconut milk, fresh cilantro, chopped, chopped scallions, heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved, juice of 1 lime