Olive Garden Seafood Pasta Chowder

OLIVE GARDEN SEAFOOD PASTA CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Sort through crab if using fresh for shell.
• Melt butter in 3 quart.
• non aluminum saucepan.
• Add mushrooms; saute for 3 minutes.
• Add sauce mix; stir well.
• Add milk, water, and wine; stir well with a wire whisk until mixture comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat simmer 5- 8 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add green onions, pasta and crabmeat; stir to combine.
• Heat through, about 2- 3 minutes.

SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the shrimp, scallops, and monkfish into bite-sized pieces and place them in a bowl with the crabmeat.
• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter; add the carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, and corn and saute over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are barely cooked, stirring occasionally. Add the flour; reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the Seafood Stock and bring to a boil. Add the seafood; reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 7 to 10 minutes, until the fish is just cooked. Add the heavy cream, if desired, and the parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
• Warm the oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the shrimp shells, onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook 2 more minutes. Add 1 1/2 quarts of water, the white wine, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve, pressing the solids. You should have approximately 1 quart of stock. You can make up the difference with water or wine if you need to.

COPYCAT OLIVE GARDEN SEAFOOD PORTOFINO

Steps:

• PORTOFINO SAUCE:.
• Start by getting your ingredients ready. Dice the onion.
• *Make the roux (heat vegetable oil on medium/high, add flour, stir continuously until oil flour mixture browns). The amount of oil is about equal to the amount of roux required by the recipe. For instance, the original recipe calls for 2 oz of roux. So 4 tbsp oil and 4 tbsp white flour. Set aside.
• Melt Butter on medium heat. Add diced onion and garlic, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
• Add white wine. Turn up heat to high until boiling then back down to medium. Cook 5 minutes on medium.
• Stir in roux, shrimp stock, and Old Bay Seasoning. Cook 3 minutes.
• Add milk and heavy cream. Turn heat on high just until mixture starts to boil. Turn to medium/low, cover, and stir occasionally for 5 minutes. The sauce is now ready! It can be store for up to one week in the regrigerator.
• Seafood Portofino:.
• Heat oil in saute pan over medium flame. Put mushrooms inches Cook 2 minutes.
• Add mussels, and cook 30 seconds.
• Add shrimp, crawfish, and scallops. Cook until heated through, stirring.
• Add portofino sauce; cook until bubbling throughout.
• Move mushrooms and seafood to one side of pan. Add linguine to other side. Using tongs,coat pasta with sauce. (mussels should be open).