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Title: Seafood Antipasto Alla Venezia
Categories: New Text Import
Yield: 1 Servings

6mdShrimp, cleaned, peeled
6smMussels, bearded, scrubbed
6lgClams, bearded, scrubbed
6smRazor clams, bearded, scrubbed
6lgMussels, bearded, scrubbed
6smCalamari, cleaned, gutted
1smLobster, 1 lb
1lbCrab meat
1cExtra virgin olive oil
  Juice and zest of 4 lemons
1tbHot chili flakes
2bnItalian parsley, finely chopped

Bring 6 quarts water to boil and set up ice bath.

Cook shrimp for 1 1/2 minutes and plunge into ice bath. Cook calamari 1 minute and do the same. Cook lobster for 8 minutes and then cool in ice bath.

In a large saute pan, place mussels and clams with 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Cover and steam, removing each shellfish as it opens until they are all done. Discard those shellfish which do not open. Keeping each open shellfish separate, dress each individually with 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, a touch of lemon juice, a pinch of chilies and 1 to 2 tablespoons parsley. Do the same with the crab meat. Arrange all the seafood on a big platter. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe by: Molto Mario MB1D15 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #605 by Sue on May 11, 1997

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