23 florida shrimp 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

seafood (shrimp, crab, mixed . i buy a good can of quality crab meat for this salad and some medium or), head romaine lettuce, chopped fine (or you can use a mix of romaine and mixed greens if you want), hickory smoked turkey bacon (sauteed, baked or microwaved and chopped ), grape tomatoes, cut in quarters (you can use plums too if you have them on hand), shallots, thin sliced, hard-boiled eggs, chopped, avocados, diced, mango, diced, olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, fresh thyme, kosher salt (to taste), ground black pepper (to taste), capers, gorgonzola, fine chopped walnuts