Seafood Cataplana With Saffron Vermouth And Sorrel Recipes

SPECIAL SEAFOOD & SAFFRON PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and have a bowl of cold water to hand. Cut a small cross in the base of each tomato and add to the hot water, then after 15 secs, scoop out with a slotted spoon (but keep the water boiling for the pasta) and plunge into the cold water. Leave the tomatoes to cool for 30 secs, then remove. Use a small sharp knife to peel away the skin, starting at the base where you made the cross. Cut each tomato into quarters then cut out and discard the seeds and any membrane. Cut into small dice, then set aside.
• Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 2 mins less than it says on the pack. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan (you'll need to use one with a lid) and add the garlic, sizzle for 2 mins until just starting to turn golden, then push to one side of the pan. Increase the heat and add the prawns and scallops, fry for 1-2 mins until the prawns are pink and the scallops are just turning golden, then scoop out of the pan and set aside on a plate. Add the mussels, white wine, saffron (with its soaking liquid) and some seasoning. Cover the pan with a lid and leave to steam for 3 mins until the mussels open (discard any which stay closed).
• Add the lemon zest and juice and the cream to the sauce and check the seasoning. Drain the pasta and add this too, along with the prawns, scallops and diced tomato. Toss everything together, and bubble for another 2 mins, or until the pasta has absorbed some of the sauce and is cooked through. Scatter with parsley and pine nuts and give everything a final toss together.

TAGLIATELLE WITH SAFFRON, SEAFOOD, AND CREAM

Steps:

• Soak the saffron in the white wine. Add a little oil and the garlic to a frying pan, and cook until softened. Add the clams and mussels, shake the pan around, and add the white wine and saffron mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until the shellfish opens, discard any shellfish that remain closed.
• Then, lay the rest of the seafood, parsley, and the cream on top. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes and season to taste. Cook the tagliatelle in salted, boiling water until al dente. Drain and add to the fish, serve scattered with some of the leftover parsley and an extra drizzle of olive oil.

PORTUGUESE SEAFOOD CATAPLANA

Steps:

• In a cataplana pan or shallow-sided pot with cover, heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook until lightly browned. Add the shallots, if using, and garlic. Cook until softened and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the clams, shrimp, tomatoes, wine and some paprika. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and steam gently over medium to medium-low heat just until the clams open and the shrimp are pink, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Taste for seasoning. Sprinkle with the remaining oil, chopped parsley and a squeeze of lemon. Serve directly out of the pan.

SEAFOOD "CATAPLANA" WITH SAFFRON, VERMOUTH, AND SORREL

Steps:

• Mince garlic and finely chop shallot and onion. Cut bell peppers into julienne strips. Cut tomato into 1/4-inch dice. Scrub clams and mussels and remove beards from mussels. Shell and devein shrimp.
• In a 4-quart shallow heavy kettle with a tight-fitting lid cook garlic, shallot, onion, and bell peppers in oil, uncovered, over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes, or until peppers are softened. Add vermouth, wine, and saffron and boil, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to about 1/3 cup. Add stock or clam juice and cream and bring to a boil. Immediately add clams and simmer until they just begin to open, about 3 minutes. Stir in mussels, shrimp, tomato, and sea salt and pepper to taste and stir until combined well. Simmer cataplana, covered, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes and discard any unopened clams or mussels. Transfer seafood with a slotted spoon to a large bowl and boil cooking liquid, uncovered, until reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Return seafood to cooking liquid and stir in crayfish and sorrel. Heat cataplana over moderate heat until just heated through.

SAFFRON SEAFOOD SOUP WITH AIOLI

Steps:

• Cut the fish fillets into inch-and-a-half pieces. Peel the shrimp; cut the scallops in half if they are large. Sprinkle the saffron threads into half a cup of water and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a heavy casserole or stock pot. Saute the onion, garlic, carrot and chopped celery stalk until soft and golden. Add the fish stock or clam juice to the vegetables with the saffron water and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Add fish, scallops and shrimp and cook four to five minutes. Remove from heat, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley. Serve the stew in heated bowls, passing the bread and aioli separately.

FISH SOUP WITH SAFFRON

Steps:

• Combine the fish stock, wine, and saffron.
• Add the potatoes, carrots, and garlic.
• Bring to a boil and let it boil slowly for about 10 minutes.
• Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper according to taste.
• Add the fish, tomatoes and leeks to the soup and let it boil for another 5 minutes.
• Garnish with the fresh herbs and serve.

TAGLIATELLE WITH SEAFOOD, AND SAFFRON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Scrub all little neck clams in sink to remove any excess dirt or sand.
• I usually rub the shells gently together against each other, or use a vegetable scrub brush.
• Peel and devein shrimp.
• If using lobster, steam (2) 1-1 ½ lb lobsters until shells just turn red.
• The meat will cook finish cooking in the sauce.
• Remove tail and claw meat from the shells.
• I usually cut tails in half or thirds and leave the claws whole.
• In the meantime, soak the saffron in the white wine.
• Wine will start to turn reddish orange.
• Add a little oil and the garlic to a frying pan, and cook until softened.
• Add the clams (and/or mussels if using), shake pan a bit to coat the shellfish with the oil and garlic.
• Add the white wine and saffron mixture.
• Bring to a boil and cook until the shellfish opens, discard any shellfish that remain closed.
• Then, lay the rest of the seafood, parsley, and the cream on top.
• Simmer on low for 3 to 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook the tagliatelle in salted, boiling water until al dente.
• Drain and add to the fish, serve scattered with some of the leftover parsley.

SAFFRON SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• - Add the olive oil in a sauce pan and fry on low heat the onion, garlic and celery.
• - When the onion becomes golden, add the tomatoes and the glass of white wine, and cook for approximately 5 minutes.
• - Add the bay leaf, stock and saffron, bring to boil, reduce the heat, cover with the lid and simmer during 25 minutes.
• - Cut the pollock in pieces of approximately 2 cm, peel the scampi leaving the tail and making a shallow cut along the back. Add the pollock and the scampis to the soup and cook for 5 minutes.
• - Season with salt and pepper according to taste.
• - Serve with parsley on top.

SAFFRON CAPELLINI WITH GARLIC AND SEAFOOD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pan,.
• Saute onion till translucent add garlic simmer 3 minutes.
• Toss in pepper flakes.
• Add tomatoes and parsley.
• Stir in scallops and clams cover and simmer over low heat.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the capellini until just al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain; transfer to the scallops and clam mixture toss well adding pasta water if needed and serve immediately. Top with additional olive oil and garnish with fresh parsley.