Salmon Scallop And Mussel Soup Recipes

ROASTED SALMON WITH SCALLOPS AND MUSTARD BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the salmon piece or fillets skin-side up in a shallow ovenproof dish. Cook in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile gently melt the butter in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the mustard and dill. Season to taste. Remove the salmon from the oven and arrange the scallops round it, baste with the mustard sauce.
• Return to the oven for a further 5 minutes. Slice the salmon quite thickly and serve on top of the spinach rocket and spoon over the mustard butter.

SALMON IN SAFFRON MUSSEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine mussels and wine in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cover and cook until mussels begin to open, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer mussels to large bowl (discard any mussels that do not open). Pour liquid from saucepan into 2-cup measuring cup. Stir in saffron. Let cooking liquid stand 15 minutes.
• Add enough cream to cooking liquid to measure 1 1/3 cups. Transfer to large saucepan. Stir in tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, and cayenne. Simmer over medium heat until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill mussels and sauce separately.)
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add salmon, rounded side down. Cook until bottom is golden, about 3 minutes. Turn salmon over. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until salmon is opaque in center, about 4 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Leave covered to keep warm.
• Bring sauce in large saucepan to simmer over low heat. Add mussels in shells; stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.
• Place 1 salmon fillet on each of 4 plates. Divide mussels among plates. Spoon sauce over salmon and mussels.

SHRIMP, SCALLOPS AND MUSSELS IN A BASIL WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter and proceed to saute the garlic and shallots in olive oil until lightly browned.
• Add scallions to the pot and saute for another 5 minutes.
• Mix in the basil, oregano and wine and allow the mixture to slowly simmer on low flame for 5 mintues.
• Add in the mussels, scallops and shrimp and cover. Allow the pot to simmer for 10 minutes until the mussels are open.
• Serve with the bread to soak up the sauce in a deep bowl and enjoy!

MOM'S NOVA SCOTIA SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender, 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in salmon, cod, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center, about 10 minutes. Drain half the water from the pot and add clams, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.

SCALLOP AND MUSSEL CHOWDER

Steps:

• Process 1/2 cup corn with 1/2 cup milk; set rest of corn and milk aside.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan and over medium heat fry leek through garlic 4-5 minutes until the leek is soft.
• Turn heat to low, add green pepper and potato and cook, stirring, 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook 1-2 minutes until mixture turns frothy.
• Stir in stock, corn-milk puree and rest of milk and corn; season with salt and pepper.
• Turn heat to high, bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer, partially covered 15-20 minutes until pepper and potato are tender.
• Stir in the scallop slices and cook 4 minutes.
• Stir in the mussels and paprika and heat 2 minutes.
• Stir in the cream and heat through; adjust seasonings and serve hot.

CREAMY FISH & MUSSEL SOUP

Steps:

• Drain the sauce from the mussels into a large saucepan and add the stock. Tip in the potatoes, cover and bring to the boil. Once boiling, take off the lid and simmer for about 12 mins or until the potatoes are very tender.
• Meanwhile, cut the fish into large chunks and roughly chop the parsley. Stir the fish and mussels into the soup, then bring back to a simmer for about 3 mins or until the fish has changed colour and flakes easily. Stir in most of the parsley, then serve scattered with the rest of the parsley and eat with crusty bread.

CHEF JOHN'S BAY SCALLOP CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until fat renders and bacon is slightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add onion to bacon; cook and stir until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir celery and garlic into onion mixture, cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Pour clam juice, chicken broth, potato, cayenne pepper, and black pepper into bacon mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium low, and cook until potatoes are almost tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir cream and chile pepper into potato mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes are completely tender and chowder flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Season with lemon zest and salt.
• Stir scallops into chowder and cook over medium heat until scallops are tender and white, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in tarragon.

SEARED SALMON WITH MUSSELS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the shallots and sweat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a boil. Add the mussels, cover the pot and cook until they open, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
• Take out the mussels and set aside to cool. Raise the heat and simmer until the mussel broth is reduced by half, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pick the mussels from the shells, discard the shells and refrigerate the meat. With a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from half of the lemon. Cut the zest into fine julienne strips and blanch in boiling water for 30 seconds. Drain. Juice the other lemon half (about 1 1/2 teaspoons) and set aside.
• Combine the lemon zest, 1 tablespoon of sun-dried tomatoes, and the first four types of olives. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, combine the reduced mussel broth, vinegar, black olives, fennel tops, remaining sun-dried tomatoes and the 1 tablespoon of tomato oil. Place over medium heat and cook 4 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat, add the mussels and cook just to warm them through. Keep warm.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Sear the salmon until browned on both sides and slightly undercooked in the center, about 3 1/2 minutes per side.
• Place 1 piece of salmon in the center of 4 plates and surround with the sauce and mussels. Top with the olive mixture and sprinkle with oregano. Serve immediately.