mussels Archives - falafelandcaviar.com Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:15:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Spice Up Dinnertime With This Smoky Mussel Pomodoro https://falafelandcaviar.com/spice-up-dinnertime-with-this-smoky-mussel-pomodoro/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:33:00 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=19096 Are you a seafood lover who is looking for some new recipes to make dinnertime a little more interesting? In that case, this smoky mussels pomodoro is for you. Filled with spicy Spanish paprika, savory sauce, and smoky seafood, here is how you can whip up this delectable dish that the whole family can share […]

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]]> Are you a seafood lover who is looking for some new recipes to make dinnertime a little more interesting? In that case, this smoky mussels pomodoro is for you. Filled with spicy Spanish paprika, savory sauce, and smoky seafood, here is how you can whip up this delectable dish that the whole family can share and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs mussels
  • 3 plum potatoes
  • salt
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 tablespoons tomato pasta
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Chopped parsley and crusty bread

Instructions

  1. Turn on your Dutch oven to medium heat. Add oil and garlic and stir continuously. After one minute, add tomato paste and continue cooking for another two minutes. Then add paprika; cook and stir for another minute.
  2. Add wine to the mix and continue stirring the mixture until it hits boiling point. Scrape up any browned bits.
  3. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt and mussels into the pot, covering it and allowing it to simmer until the mussels begin to open. This could take around 3 to 4 minutes.
  4. Then, add tomatoes to the mix and continue allowing to simmer until all the mussels have opened. Finally, sprinkle with parsley and serve with crusty bread.

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]]> Keep These Seafood Tips on Hand https://falafelandcaviar.com/keep-these-seafood-tips-on-hand/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:07:00 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=17032 Mollusks, cephalopods, and crustaceans are considered to be some of the finest delicacies on the menu. If you don’t know what we’re on about, you may recognize them better as mussels, calamari, prawns, and lobster. Seafood, as long as it’s fresh, is definitely worth ordering, or even making at home as long as you bear […]

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]]> Mollusks, cephalopods, and crustaceans are considered to be some of the finest delicacies on the menu. If you don’t know what we’re on about, you may recognize them better as mussels, calamari, prawns, and lobster. Seafood, as long as it’s fresh, is definitely worth ordering, or even making at home as long as you bear these tips in mind. 

Lobster

Cooking lobster can be intimidating. The key is not to overcook it. If you open the lobster and the claw is half the size of the shell, the crustacean has been overcooked. To prevent that travesty, cook a pound and a quarter of lobster that is fresh from the sea for 13-18 minutes— and no longer.

Clams

Clams need to be extremely fresh when bought as the contrary can leave you with a nasty bout of shellfish poisoning. When buying raw clams, make sure their shells are tightly shut and do not have any cracks. Keep them icy cold before cooking, but do not freeze them. 

Mussels

Want an elegant way to eat mussels? The mollusk provides everything you need. Use the shell like a spoon to scoop out the flesh from the other mussels and eat them. Far more dignified than using your hands, and no clean-up!

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> mussels Archives - falafelandcaviar.com Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:15:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Spice Up Dinnertime With This Smoky Mussel Pomodoro https://falafelandcaviar.com/spice-up-dinnertime-with-this-smoky-mussel-pomodoro/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:33:00 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=19096 Are you a seafood lover who is looking for some new recipes to make dinnertime a little more interesting? In that case, this smoky mussels pomodoro is for you. Filled with spicy Spanish paprika, savory sauce, and smoky seafood, here is how you can whip up this delectable dish that the whole family can share […]

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]]> Are you a seafood lover who is looking for some new recipes to make dinnertime a little more interesting? In that case, this smoky mussels pomodoro is for you. Filled with spicy Spanish paprika, savory sauce, and smoky seafood, here is how you can whip up this delectable dish that the whole family can share and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs mussels
  • 3 plum potatoes
  • salt
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 tablespoons tomato pasta
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Chopped parsley and crusty bread

Instructions

  1. Turn on your Dutch oven to medium heat. Add oil and garlic and stir continuously. After one minute, add tomato paste and continue cooking for another two minutes. Then add paprika; cook and stir for another minute.
  2. Add wine to the mix and continue stirring the mixture until it hits boiling point. Scrape up any browned bits.
  3. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt and mussels into the pot, covering it and allowing it to simmer until the mussels begin to open. This could take around 3 to 4 minutes.
  4. Then, add tomatoes to the mix and continue allowing to simmer until all the mussels have opened. Finally, sprinkle with parsley and serve with crusty bread.

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]]> Keep These Seafood Tips on Hand https://falafelandcaviar.com/keep-these-seafood-tips-on-hand/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:07:00 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=17032 Mollusks, cephalopods, and crustaceans are considered to be some of the finest delicacies on the menu. If you don’t know what we’re on about, you may recognize them better as mussels, calamari, prawns, and lobster. Seafood, as long as it’s fresh, is definitely worth ordering, or even making at home as long as you bear […]

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]]> Mollusks, cephalopods, and crustaceans are considered to be some of the finest delicacies on the menu. If you don’t know what we’re on about, you may recognize them better as mussels, calamari, prawns, and lobster. Seafood, as long as it’s fresh, is definitely worth ordering, or even making at home as long as you bear these tips in mind. 

Lobster

Cooking lobster can be intimidating. The key is not to overcook it. If you open the lobster and the claw is half the size of the shell, the crustacean has been overcooked. To prevent that travesty, cook a pound and a quarter of lobster that is fresh from the sea for 13-18 minutes— and no longer.

Clams

Clams need to be extremely fresh when bought as the contrary can leave you with a nasty bout of shellfish poisoning. When buying raw clams, make sure their shells are tightly shut and do not have any cracks. Keep them icy cold before cooking, but do not freeze them. 

Mussels

Want an elegant way to eat mussels? The mollusk provides everything you need. Use the shell like a spoon to scoop out the flesh from the other mussels and eat them. Far more dignified than using your hands, and no clean-up!

The post Keep These Seafood Tips on Hand appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

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