4 sarasota mussels Recipes

angel hair pasta, mussels (i use anywhere between 3-4 lbs, about 1/3-1/2 lb per person), fennel bulb, core removed and thin sliced, onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, leek, thin sliced, minced garlic, diced tomatoes, white wine, brandy (i just get 1 of those little airline bottles if you don tsp keep any on hand, works great), vegetable stock, heavy cream, red pepper flakes, fresh parsley, fine chopped, fresh chives, lemon (1/2 squeezed, 1/2 cut in slices), butter, salt, pepper, herb butter (as i mentioned, i buy mine right at the grocery store, or you can make your own favorite), italian bread (toasted ), paprika

spanish chorizo , sausage links cut in 1/4-inch slices (the firm chorizo, mexican chorizo is the soft version), boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut in large pieces, pork chop , cut in cubes don tsp dice too fine (1-inch thickness, and yes i just ask the guy behind the meat counter for 1), ham , cut in cubes don tsp dice too fine (1/4-inch thickness, and yes again, i just get a slice from the deli), shrimp, peeled and tails on (personally i remove mine, but traditionally they are left on), cod, cut into large pieces (use could use halibut too, any firm white fish), clams , cherrystone if possible my seafood guy will always clean them for me (rinsed well in a pan of water), mussels , my seafood guy will always clean them for me (rinsed and cleaned well), bell peppers, cut in strips (i like to use 1 green and 1 red pepper), scallions, chopped (green and white parts ), onion, chopped, minced garlic, olive oil, arborio rice, chicken broth , sometimes i use a bit more broth (stock if you have home made would be even better), saffron, fresh parsley, chopped, bay leaf, white wine, lemon juice, frozen peas, salt, pepper, lemon wedge, parsley

spaghetti, shrimp, peeled and deveined (i remove the tails , but you can leave them on if you want), bay scallop (the small ones ), mussels (clams are fine as well, cleaned), lump crab meat , i can find lump crab in different sizes and since this is optional, add as much as you like, onion, fine diced, garlic, minced (you can add more if you are a garlic lover, i add 3 usually), dry white wine, vegetable broth (i like extra broth, so i start with 1/2 cup and you can always add more), tomatoes, cut in half, sundried tomato, diced (not too fine ), tomato paste (depending on how much tomato flavor you want, i use 1 teaspoon), red pepper flakes, fresh parsley, fine chopped, fresh basil , rough chopped, olive oil, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese (pecorino romano is excellent with this), olive oil