Grilled Mussels With Romesco Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl soak chilies, flesh sides down, in vinegar 30 minutes. Remove chilies, reserving vinegar in bowl, and scrape flesh from skins of chilies, discarding skins. Return chili flesh to reserved vinegar.
• In a heavy skillet cook almonds in 2 tablespoons oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until golden and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Heat oil remaining in skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and fry bread, turning it, until golden. Transfer bread to a cutting board and cut into cubes.
• In a skillet heat remaining oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook onion, stirring, until edges are just golden. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until garlic is pale golden. Add chili mixture, almonds, bread cubes, tomatoes, and paprika and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. In a food processor purée mixture coarse and season with salt. Sauce may be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered.
• In a heavy kettle stir together wine, water, and 1 cup sauce, reserving remaining sauce for another use, and bring to a boil. Add mussels and boil gently, covered, 4 minutes, or until most are opened.
• Transfer mussels to a serving dish, discarding any unopened ones. Simmer sauce, stirring, until reduced and thickened slightly and spoon over mussels. Sprinkle mussels with coriander.

BROILED GROUPER FILLETS WITH ROMESCO SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Finely grind almonds, bread, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a food processor. Add roasted peppers, vinegar, and salt, then purée, adding oil in a slow stream. Season with black pepper.
• Make fish:
• Preheat broiler.
• Put fish on a lightly oiled shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan, skin sides down. Brush fish with oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil 3 inches from heat, without turning, until just cooked through, about 7 minutes.