A crowd pleaser… this recipes easily serves 10-12 hungry eaters! For the Ciabatta… Ingredients… 1 large Ciabatta loaf or 6 sandwich-size Ciabatta rolls sliced like an open book. To Make… Lightly toast the Ciabatta; tear it up into large dipping pieces; and, spread them on the bottom of a very large resting platter. Set aside….
Seafood
Shrimp Marinara
We tweaked an old dish from The Palm Restaurant and made it our own. Good ingredients make all the difference. Don’t forget to use authentic San Marzano tomatoes like Cento’s and DeCecco’s dry pasta. Enjoy… Ingredients… Sea salt for cooking the pasta 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 6 large peeled garlic cloves,…
Winter Lasagna… Lobster, Shrimp, Crab
Full of fat to warm you up… we make this decadent lasagna once a year to bring in the holidays. It’s richly delicious! Ingredients for the Filling… 1 leek, white part only, chopped 1 scallion, finely chopped 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped 3 Tablespoons clarified butter ½ lb. lobster meat, cut into bite-size pieces…
Pancetta, Shrimp and Sage
To make it easy on ourselves… we buy already peeled and cleaned jumbo gulf shrimp from our seafood monger Wagshal’s. And… up until last week, we were still pinching fresh sage from our backyard garden here in Washington DC. You can serve this dish alone or with pasta. So… if you’re an adventurous cook… search for…
Littlenecks & Toast
For this dish we smear our signature “Compound Butter” over toasted Ciabatta and pile Littlenecks on top of all. Delicious! Compound Butter… Unsalted Butter, softened Maldon Sea Salt Flakes White and Black Peppercorns, freshly ground Red Pepper Flakes Zest of lemon Parmesan and/or Pecorino, grated finely Italian Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped finely Mix the above…
Shrimp, Andouille, Grits, Tasso
If you’re all prepped up… the sausage and shrimp will take just minutes to cook. About a half hour before serving… cook your grits and set them aside in warm place. Make the rest of your dish and don’t forget to garnish with the Tasso ham. It’s spicy so a little goes a long way….
Our Cioppino
Ingredients… 6 cloves garlic, sliced thinly Extra virgin olive oil, enough to coat a wide-bottomed pan 1 large onion, chopped finely 1 large fennel bulb, sliced thinly 1 large handful celery, chopped finely Maldon Sea Salt Flakes Freshly ground white and black peppercorns Generous pinch of red-pepper flakes 1 good squeeze of tomato paste generous…
Poached Wild Salmon with Salsa Verde
With cold weather foods as our mainstay this time of year… we begin to crave dishes to refresh our palates. Just Simply… Cuisine’s Wild Poached Salmon with Salsa Verde diverts from winter’s comfort foods and wakes up your taste buds with its’ citrusy, salty sauce. For the Salsa Verde: Combine in a small bowl… grated…
Pancetta Seared Shrimp and Sage
A nice diversion from poultry as we anticipate Turkey Day… this recipe is quick, easy and delicious. We sear Wagshal’s November Market Special Gulf Shrimp and tossed it over homemade pasta to create this dish. The sweetness of the shrimp with salty Pancetta is palate pleasing perfection!!! 24 Wagshal’s Gulf shrimp, peeled, deveined, rinsed and…
