Merluzzo Mimosa Recipes

RASPBERRY SUNRISE MIMOSA

Steps:

• Make the ice: Fill each compartment of a 12-cube ice cube tray about a third of the way up with water and freeze until solid, about 1 hour. Puree half of the raspberries in a food processor until smooth. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of puree to each cube compartment, coming about another third of the way up the side. Freeze until solid, about 1 hour. Top off each compartment with water and freeze until solid, another hour.
• Make the cocktail: Carefully pour the grenadine into a large freezer-safe pitcher so that the grenadine doesn't splash sides. Freeze until the grenadine is very cold and thick, about 30 minutes. Place a large serving spoon in the pitcher, holding it so the tip of the bowl touches the side of the pitcher just above the grenadine line. Slowly pour the orange juice into the bowl of the spoon, filling it up and letting the orange juice overflow run on top of the grenadine without mixing. Slowly bring the spoon up as the orange juice level rises. Using the same technique, add the sparkling wine, stopping after you've poured about half of the bottle to let the fizz subside. Continue pouring, slowly bringing the spoon up as the wine level rises. Top with half of the remaining raspberries.
• To serve, stir to combine the cocktail in the pitcher. Add the prepared ice cubes to Champagne flutes. Fill with the cocktail and top off with the remaining raspberries.

HOW TO MAKE MIMOSAS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a Champagne flute, pour the orange liqueur, if using, and orange juice.
• Pouring slowly into a tilted glass (as you would beer), top the mimosa with sparkling wine. Garnish with an orange slice. Serve and enjoy.

APEROL SPRITZ MIMOSA

Steps:

• Fill a wine glass halfway with ice. Pour the Aperol, sparkling wine and juice over the ice. Garnish with a skewer of cocktail olives.

RASPBERRY MIMOSA

Steps:

• Pour 1 teaspoon raspberry liqueur into 8 champagne flutes. Add a raspberry to each and muddle with the handle of a wooden spoon. Fill the glasses halfway with orange juice and then finish with champagne.

MIMOSA SALAD

Steps:

• In a glass bowl, whisk together the mustard, salt, pepper, vinegar, and shallot. Drizzle the olive oil over in a slow, thin stream, whisking all the time until the dressing is emulsified.
• In a large bowl, combine the lettuce with enough dressing to coat generously. Place a mound of the salad on each of 6 chilled plates and garnish with some of the diced egg white and a dusting of the sieved yolk.

COBIA WITH NEW SMYRNA CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• For the lardo: Mix together the salt, fennel seed, lavender, meat cure, white pepper and nutmeg. Rub the mixture on all sides of the pork fat and place in a plastic, stainless steel or glass container. Cover with plastic wrap, and then foil, and put a heavy plate or lid on top to force out moisture. Refrigerate for 5 days to cure.
• Remove the plastic wrap and foil, rinse, and pat dry. Let air dry in a bowl for 10 days on a rack in the refrigerator.
• For the steamed clams: Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and shallots and saute until translucent. Add the clams, chile flakes, bay leaves, thyme, some salt and the wine. Cover and steam until the clams open. Cool the cooked clams in the refrigerator; reserve the cooking liquid. Shell the clams and discard the shells.
• For the chowder: Combine the fish fumet, reserved clam cooking liquid and corn cobs in a saucepan over medium heat and simmer for 30 minutes to create the chowder broth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer.
• Ladle 4 cups of the broth into a saucepan with the shell beans, roasted corn kernels, potatoes, butter and some salt, black pepper and chile flakes. Cook until reduced and the broth slightly thickens, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley and 1 cup of the shelled, cooked clams.
• For the cobia: Sprinkle the cobia with salt and black pepper. Heat the canola oil in a pan until hot, and then sear the fish, top-side down. When the fish is cooked about halfway through, add the butter, thyme, bay leaves and garlic to the pan. As the butter melts, baste the fish using a large spoon until cooked through.
• For assembly: Slice the lardo paper-thin with a sharp knife and lay the slices over the seared, hot cobia. The lardo will "melt" over the hot fish. Spoon the clam chowder into the bottom of 6 deep single-serving bowls and top with seared fish.

MERLUZZO STUFATO (STEWED COD)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the onion and celery and cook until soft.
• Stir in the tomatoes, capers, bay leaf, and parsley and simmer, covered, for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the cod, cover, and cook over low heat for about 8 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Add salt to taste and serve.
• Variation: The fish can also be served as a sauce over spaghetti.