Penn Cove Mussels Steamed In Orange Juice With Basil Recipes

PENN COVE MUSSELS STEAMED IN ORANGE JUICE WITH BASIL

Steps:

• Grate the orange rind and reserve.
• Cut 1 thin slice from the middle of the orange and cut it into little triangles; reserve.
• Juice the remaining orange.
• In a large skillet that has a lid, mix the minced basil, oil, pepper, mussels, water, shallots, orange juice and half the grated rind. Cover the pan and bring to a boil and steam for a few minutes until the mussels open.
• Remove the mussels with a slotted spoon and toss the ones that didn't open.
• Place them on plates lined with fresh basil leaves. Garnish with orange triangles. Sprinkle the remaining orange rind on top.
• Pour the cooking broth into a small dishes, to dip mussels into.

VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring water in a medium saucepan to a rapid boil.
• Submerge cellophane noodles in water until just softened, about 30-45 seconds.
• Remove and reserving hot water, drain.
• Pour the reserved hot water into a wide, shallow pan (pie pan, casserole dish, etc.).
• Assemble all cold/salad ingredients including the shrimp and the cooked cellophane noodles in an assembly line format around an open, flat surface such as a cutting board.
• Place one dried rice paper wrapper into the warm water for a few seconds or until softened. Remove promptly or it will get soggy. Remove, let the water drip off and place on the cutting board.
• Fill with all ingredients, being careful not to overfill.
• Roll it up like a burrito (fold bottom over filling, then tuck each side in, then complete roll to form a neat, tight package), cut diagonally to create two halves and serve immediately.

SANNAS

Steps:

• Wash and soak each of the each kind of rice and the lentils overnight or for 8 hours, separately.
• Then grind all the three together to a fine paste with the coconut milk.
• Put the dry yeast in a bowl with sugar and 3 tablespoons warm water.
• When it froths, add it to the ground batter.
• Add salt to taste and keep aside for 5 hours till it doubles in quantity.
• Get the steaming vessel ready on medium flame with the required amount of water in it.
• Put a tablespoonful of the batter into each of the moulds/ aluminuim bowls and steam on medium heat till the sannas are fluffy and done right through (around 15 mins) or when a skewer pierced into one comes out clean.
• All of them may not go into the steamer in one round so do them in batches.