Clam Sauce With Pernod Or Ricard Food

THE BEST CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add linguini and return water to a boil. Let linguini cook until al dente; drain well.
• In a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until the onions are translucent. Drain the cans of minced clams, reserving half of the juice.
• Stir the clams, reserved juice, butter, salt and pepper, and wine. Simmer the mixture for 20 minutes, until the sauce has reduced 1/3 and has thickened.
• Spoon the clam sauce over the linguini and serve.

CLAM SAUCE WITH PERNOD OR RICARD

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk. Add the clam juice and wine, stirring constantly with the whisk. Let cook about five minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Blend the cream and egg yolk, and add it to the sauce, beating rapidly with the whisk for about five seconds. Do not overcook. Continue beating and remove the sauce from the stove. Stir in the ground pepper, cayenne and Pernod or Ricard.

SPAGHETTI WITH RED CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Drain the clams reserving 1/2 cup of their juice and set aside. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook until softened, but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add the pepper flakes and cook for 30 seconds more. Add the reserved clam juice and tomatoes, increase the heat and bring to a boil. Cover, and lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cook for 15 minutes. Set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat, salt generously. Cook the pasta until al dente, tender yet still slightly firm. During the last 5 minutes of cooking the pasta stir the clams, basil, and parsley into the sauce. Bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste. Drain the pasta and add to the sauce and toss to combine evenly. Divide among warmed bowls and serve.

SCALLOPS IN PERNOD AND CREAM

Steps:

• Season scallops with salt and pepper. Flour them heavily, patting away the excess.
• Saute scallops in clarified butter until golden brown.
• Add pernod carefully and flambe. Once flame has gone out add cream.
• Reduce heat and cook until cream thickens and bubbles glisten.
• Stir in chives and serve immediately.
• Note: You may have to remove smaller/thinner scallops to a warm plate while cream sauce thickens, then return them to the pan once sauce has reached desired consistency.

LINGUINE WITH CLAMS IN SPICY PERNOD SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a deep 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over high heat until a bead of water dropped on cooking surface evaporates immediately.
• Add clams and fennel seeds, then cover skillet and cook, shaking skillet, until clam shells are lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Add oil and toss to coat clams.
• Stir in scallions, garlic, and tomatoes, then sauté, stirring, until tomatoes begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine, water, Pernod, and red pepper flakes and bring to a boil. Cover and steam clams, shaking skillet occasionally, until they open, 7 to 10 minutes. (Discard any unopened ones.)
• While clams are steaming, cook linguine in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente, then drain in a colander.
• Add linguine, butter, and parsley to clams and toss over low heat until pasta is coated with sauce. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

SHRIMP IN PERNOD CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a skillet, add the peppercorns and sauté for about 1 minute.
• Add the shrimp and cook 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until they are just pink.
• Pour over the Pernod and flame. Add chives and cream and heat just to simmer. Serve immediately with lots of crusty bread to mop up the sauce!

CLAM LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Shuck the clams, and reserve the clams and juice. There should be about one and one-half cups of clams and about one and threequarter cups of juice to be used for a sauce. Set aside
• Heat two tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk. Add three-quarters of a cup of the milk, stirring rapidly with the whisk. Cook, stirring often, about five minutes.
• Crumble the crackers in a mixing bowl and add the sauce, stirring.
• Heat the remaining two tablespoons of butter in a separate saucepan, and add the onion, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is wilted.
• Put the clams on a flat surface and chop them finely with a knife. Add the clams to the cracker mixture. Add the cooked vegetables, the parsley and the pepper. Add the remaining milk and the eggs, and stir to blend.
• Butter a loaf pan measuring about 9 by 5 by 2 3/4 inches. Add the clam mixture and smooth over the top. Cover with foil and place in the oven.
• Bake 30 minutes and remove the foil. Continue baking 30 minutes longer. Spoon portions of the loaf onto serving plates and serve with clam sauce with Pernod or Ricard.

MUSSELS WITH PERNOD AND CREAM

Steps:

• Combine sliced leeks, dry white wine and red bell pepper in large pot. Add mussels. Bring to boil over high heat. Cover pot and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer mussels to medium bowl (discard any mussels that do not open). Add whipping cream and Pernod to pot; boil until liquid is slightly reduced, about 4 minutes. Mix in chopped parsley. Return mussels and any accumulated juices to pot. Simmer until mussels are warmed through, about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper. Serve mussels with broth.