4 mussels bacon cilantro Recipes

lean bacon, shallots, thinly sliced, jalapeno, thinly sliced into rings, seeds removed, salt & freshly ground black pepper, tomatoes, drained and finely chopped or 1/2 lb of fresh plum tomato, finely chopped, dry white wine, ketchup, mussels , scrubbed and debearded, fresh lime juice, chopped fresh cilantro, unsalted butter

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

sofrito , recipe follows, fish stock or clam juice, clams, cleaned, sea bass fillet, cut into large chunks, shrimp (16/20 per lb size), cleaned, mussels, cleaned, calamari (squid), cleaned and sliced, tomato, small diced, yellow pepper, small diced, limes, juiced, cilantro, salt and pepper, to taste, bacon (about 1 strip), whole (smoked if available), olive oil, chopped red bell pepper, chopped yellow bell pepper, chopped red onion, garlic, minced habanero or scotch bonnet, minced jalapeno, saffron, dry spanish sherry, cream , if desired