Venus De Milo Seafood Scampi

VENUS DE MILO SEAFOOD SCAMPI

Steps:

• In a heavy sauté pan melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
• When the butter begins to bubble add the garlic and shrimp and sauté for about a minute.
• Next add the scallops and the lobster meat and sauté until the scallops are white and firm.
• Sprinkle the flour over the seafood while tossing or stirring.
• Add the clam juice, white wine, parsley, and lemon juice and simmer for about a minute or until the liquid begins to thicken.
• Add the light cream and return to a simmer. Adjust seasoning and add the butter swirl just before serving.
• Serve over hot angel hair pasta.
• NOTE: What is a butter swirl? A butter swirl is a portion of tempered butter that is added to a sauce just before serving to enhance the flavor, texture, and appearance. A butter swirl will aid in binding a sauce and it will also introduce a sheen, which is a visually appealing. By tempered we mean butter that is at room temperature.

SEAFOOD SCAMPI WITH LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to directions.
• While pasta is cooking place butter and oil in a large heated skillet.
• Add garlic and sauté till lightly browned (do not burn!).
• Add raw shrimp and scallops and cook just till done about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Drain pasta and add to seafood. Mix and add lemon juice and parsley toss well and add lemon slices if desired.
• Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
• Cook time is pasta and seafood total time.

SEAFOOD SCAMPI

Steps:

• In a bowl mix first 7 ingredients.
• Pat seafood dry.
• In nonstick 12 inches skillet, heat 2 tsp oil over medium heat.
• Add scallops and cook 2-3 minutes or until just opaque,turn over once. Transfer to medium bowl.
• Add remaining oil to skillet and cook shrimp 2-3 minutes or until just opaque stirring frequently. Transfer to medium bowl.
• Add tomatos, basil,and wine to skillet; cook until almost dry, stirring.
• Stir in butter until just melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in seafood.

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.

SEAFOOD SCAMPI

Steps:

• In the top of a large double boiler set over simmering water, combine the butter and oil.
• When the butter has melted, add the garlic.
• When the garlic becomes translucent, stir in the parsley, lemon juice and wine.
• When this liquid is hot, add the seafood (this should be about 20 minutes before serving).
• The scallops will be firm but not hard, the shrimp, pink, and the haddock, flaky, when done.
• Serve over the pasta of your choice.