Simple Seafood Platter

SEAFOOD PLATTER

Steps:

• Fill a large platter with crushed ice. Place the seafood and lemons artfully on top of the ice. Serve with the sauces.
• Combine all the ingredients and serve with the seafood.
• Place the shallots, vinegar, and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook uncovered for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Add the pepper and herbs and serve with the raw oysters.

SIMPLE SEAFOOD PLATTER

Steps:

• Whisk the lemon juice with the mustard, then mix into the mayonnaise with the dill. Prepare up to a day ahead and chill.
• Lay out the seafood on a platter with lemon wedges and a bowl of the mayonnaise in the middle so everyone can help themselves. Serve with plenty of fresh brown bread.

SEAFOOD PLATTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix together the lemon juice, mustard and mayonnaise. Put this in a small bowl. Add dill as garnish.
• Put your sauce in the middle of plate. Add fresh ice to the rest of the plate. This will help position the seafood on the plate later.
• Place any large seafood such as crab legs and lobster on to the plate first and in one corner. Place your oysters around the edge of the plate either next to your lobster and crab legs or directly opposite.
• Add prawns, clams and mussels in one corner. Place your smoked salmon one corner. You can style these by rolling them up.
• Finally add lemon wedges in any free space.

SEAFOOD BAKE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Arrange the halibut, scallops, and shrimp in an oven-safe, glass baking dish. Drizzle with wine, butter, and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the seasoning and garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Bake in preheated oven until the halibut has turned white, and is flaky, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley just before serving.

SYDNEY SEAFOOD PLATTER

Steps:

• Choose a broad, shallow pan with a steaming rack that fits snugly. Be sure you also have a lid that will fit snugly over the steaming pan. Arrange the seafood on a heatproof plate that fits into the steamer. Sprinkle the seafood with salt, pepper, and any preferred seasonings. Bring the water to a boil in the steamer, set the plate of seafood on the steamer rack. Put the rack over the boiling water and cover tightly with the lid. Steam the seafood until it is cook and the shells open.
• In a small pan, saute the butter and garlic until bubbly, then transfer to a dipping bowl and place on a platter.
• Place the seafood on a platter next to the dipping sauce and garnish with some lemon slices.

AUSTRALIAN SEAFOOD PLATTER

Steps:

• Cut lobsters in half lengthwise.
• Unsing fingers, ease meat out of tails in one piece.
• Wash two shells, slice meat evenly, toss meat in lemon juice, pile meat into shells.
• Arrange on serving paltter.
• Shell prawns, remove back vein, place on platter.
• Sprinkle a little red caviar on each oyster, place on platter.
• Roll up salmon, place on serving platter, garnish with a few capers and onion rings.
• Decorate seafood platter with wedges of lemon, wedges of avocade tossed in french dressing and sprigs of watercress or parsley.
• Serve with your choice of sauces; we use bought Thousand Island and Tartare Sauce.