Martini By The Sea Food

SEAFOOD MARTINI

Steps:

• Gazpacho Sauce:.
• In a medium size bowl stir together clam juice, cilantro, tomatoes with puree, vinegar, lime juice, horseradish, hot pepper sauce and garlic. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours. Can be made 24 hours in advance. Keep refrigerated.
• To assemble:.
• Divide tomatoes, then avocado among 4 large martini glasses or deep goblets.
• Top with crab, dividing equally.
• Pour about 1/4 cup gazpacho sauce over crab in each glass.
• Divide shrimp, then lobster among glasses.
• Divide remaining sauce among glasses. Garnish with lime wedges and cilantro sprigs and serve.

GRILLED SEAFOOD COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Soak the dried chiles in 1 cup hot water for 5 minutes.
• Shuck the oysters; reserve the liquor.
• In a blender, combine 2 oysters (save the rest for another use), 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the oyster liquor, the tomatoes, roasted red pepper, lime juice, sriracha, rice vinegar, garlic, onion, cumin seed and 1 bunch of the cilantro. Puree until smooth. Chill for 1 hour.
• In a bowl, toss the scallops and shrimp with some salt and the oil. Grill over high heat for about 2 minutes; don't cook the scallops beyond medium (140 degrees F). Remove to a rack set over a small sheet pan and freeze for 10 minutes before moving to refrigerator to chill completely.
• Slice the shrimp into 1/2-inch pieces. Slice the scallops in half horizontally and cut into 1/2-inch dice.
• Ladle some of the chilled tomato mixture into four martini glasses. Divide the seafood among the glasses. Top with more tomato mixture. Garnish with chives, cilantro, avocado and tortilla chips. Serve with more tortilla chips.

SHRIMP DEAN MARTINIS

Steps:

• If you bought raw shrimp, steam shrimp until pink, about 5 minutes, then cold shock under running water. Place in freezer until ready to serve.
• Mix celery, horseradish, lemon juice, hot sauce, chili sauce, ketchup and vegetable juice together and season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce into 4 martini glasses and surround rim with chilled shrimp. Serve lemon wedges alongside glasses on cocktail forks.

MARTINI BY THE SEA

Steps:

• Heat a large, dry skillet; toast almonds, stirring, until golden-brown, about 2 minutes. Do not overcook. Remove from skillet; set aside.
• Heat water, vermouth and 2 teaspoons salt in skillet to a simmer. Add fillets; simmer until fish just turns opaque and flakes easily, about 5 minutes. Remove fillets; add salt and pepper to taste. Top with butter, almonds and parsley; squeeze lemon juice to taste.