47 your 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

unsalted butter, slightly softened, chopped fresh tarragon leaves, heaping tbsp hot sauce , or more if you like your food really spicy (recommended: frank s), kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, oysters , shucked carefully over a bowl, catching the oyster liquor and putting back into the shell with the oyster, hot sauce (recommended : frank s red hot), tarragon leaves, for garnish

pork rib rack (your choice, baby back, spare , st louis, etc), barbecue sauce , of your choice

pork spare rib racks or 2 -3 baby back ribs, mustard, dry rub seasonings (your fave or just make a mixture of any combinantion of the following salt, pepper, garlic, onion po)

tamari soy sauce, lite olive oil, rice vinegar, equal sugar substitute, salt-free all-purpose seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, kosher salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste