Venus De Milo Seafood Chowder

CLASSIC VENUS DE MILO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot brown ground beef.
• Drain fat.
• Add broth, water, celery, soup mix and tomatoes.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add pasta and frozen vegetables, along with worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce, and cook for 10 minutes more.
• Serve with parmesan cheese, if desired.

VENUS DE MILO SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Peel and de-vein the shrimp and cut into bite sized chunks.
• Wash the scallops and drain.
• Place the clam juice in a stock pot and bring to a boil.
• Cook the shrimp in the clam juice then remove and set aside.
• Do the same thing with the scallops saving the stock.
• Cut the lobster meat into bite sized chunks.
• Wash the diced potatoes, drain and place in a stock pot with the hot clam stock.
• Bring the potatoes to a boil, add the bay leaves and simmer until the potatoes are tender.
• In a separate stock pot melt the butter and sauté the onion, celery, and garlic until the onions become transparent.
• Add the tomato puree and cook for several minutes.
• Add the flour to the butter and onion mixture to make a roux and cook over a low heat for several minutes.
• Add the hot clam stock through a strainer a cup at a time and whisk until smooth.
• Add the remaining potatoes and bring to a simmer.
• Add the light cream, black pepper, and the lobster, shrimp, and scallops and return to a simmer.
• Adjust the seasoning.
• Serve at once with oyster crackers.

VENUS DE MILO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the ground beef in a large pot over medium heat until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain as much fat from the beef as possible. Add the onion and garlic to the beef; cook and stir until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, onion soup mix, beef bouillon cubes, bay leaf, mixed vegetables, and water to the ground beef mixture. Raise heat to medium-high, and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir the orzo pasta into the boiling liquid; cook until the orzo is tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to serve.

VENUS DE MILO NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Wash the diced potatoes, drain and place in a stock pot with the clam juice.
• Bring the potatoes to a boil, add the chopped clams and bay leaves and simmer until the potatoes are tender.
• In a separate stock pot melt the butter and sauté the onion, celery, and garlic until the onions become transparent.
• Add the flour to the butter and onion mixture to make a roux and cook over a low heat for several minutes.
• Add the hot clam stock through a strainer a cup at a time and whisk until smooth.
• Add the remaining potatoes, clams, and stock and bring to a simmer.
• Add the light cream, black pepper, and dill weed and return to a simmer.
• Adjust the seasoning.
• Serve at once with crusty bread or oyster crackers.

VENUS DE MILO NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the milk in a heavy saucepan over a medium heat until the milk just starts to simmer.
• In a separate saucepan melt the butter and sauté the onions until they become transparent.
• Add the flour to the butter and onion mixture making a roux and continue to cook for a bout a minute.
• Slowly add the hot milk to the roux while whisking until all the milk is incorporated into the sauce.
• Add the prepared mustard, parsley flakes, Lea & Perrins, Tabasco Sauce, and curry powder and simmer over a low fire for about 10 minutes.
• Add the white wine and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• Place the lobster chunks in a mixing bowl and add the hot sauce and mix until a nice blend is achieved.
• Place this mixture into an appropriate sized casserole or 4 individual ceramic bakers. Top with Ritz Cracker topping and bake in a 375° oven for approximately 20 minutes or until the sauce begins to bubble at the center of the casserole.
• Remove the casserole from the oven and brown the top under the broiler if desired.
• Serve at once.

VENUS DE MILO SEAFOOD ALFREDO

Steps:

• In a medium sauté pan melt the butter and sauté the garlic until it begins to brown. Add the white wine and the
• Reduce the heat and add the lobster meat. Simmer for 10 minutes or until lobster meat is hot.
• Add the heavy cream and butter and simmer until the butter melts and the sauce begins to thicken.
• Add the cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Serve at once over pasta.
• Garnish with chopped parsley.