Fresh Sardines with Pine Nuts and Anchovies Recipe
Ingredients:
75ml/ 3 fl oz olive oil, plus extra for brushing
250g/ 8 oz fresh white breadcrumbs
40g/ 1.5 oz sultanas, soaked in hot water and drained
40g/ 1.5 oz pine nuts
1 tbsp chopped parsley
40g/ 1.5 oz can anchovies, drained and chopped
pinch of nutmeg
750g/ 1.5lb fresh sardines, scaled, gutted and heads and [...]
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How to Prepare Scallops
Posted in Cooking Tips, Seafood on Dec 7th, 2006
Scallops have two shells like mussels: a large, flat fan-shaped shell on which the scallop sits, and a rounded shell in which the scallop is usually served. The fresh consists of a creamish white nugget of firm flesh with a bright orange coral or roe to one side. Choose large scallops as [...]
How to Prepare Mussels and Clams
Posted in Cooking Tips, Seafood on Dec 7th, 2006
Live mussels are now readily available in supermarkets and fishmongers, they are cheap to buy and can be used in many delicious dishes. Much mystery surrounds these tasty shellfish, but now that most are farmed, they need little cleaning and you are very unlikely to get a ‘bad’ mussel.
Al Forno Restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island - Roasting Clams and Mussels
Posted in Seafood on Oct 29th, 2006
We first tasted roasted clams at Al Forno restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island. The Chefs serve Rhose Island littleneck clams roasted with spicy sausage, chile peppers, and onions in a garlicky broth. This clam dish is such an outrageously successful combination that we’d recommend a trip to Providence from just about [...]
How Much Serving Per Person : Seafood
Posted in Seafood on Oct 28th, 2006
For a whole, bone-in fish : about 3/4 to 1 pound per person.
For fillets : about 6-8 ounces per person
For shrimp : about 1/4 to 1/2 pound per person, depending on the size of the shrimp.
For clams and mussels : about 1/2 to 1 pound, or 9-12 clams / mussels, per person, depending on the [...]
