Steamers In Red Chile Pesto Broth Recipes

PAN ROASTED COD WITH LINGUICA-CHICKPEA BROTH

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until soft. Add wine and cook until almost reduced. Add saffron and stock and bring to a boil. Add the beans, chickpeas, sausage, and mussels, cover the pot and cook until the mussels have opened. Add the butter, lemon juice, parsley, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Season cod on both sides with salt and pepper. Sear, skin-side down until golden brown. Turn the fish over and continue cooking until just cooked through. Place cod in shallow bowls and ladle linguica-chickpea broth, over and around. Make sure each plate has 6 mussels. Garnish with more parsley.

SEAFOOD RISOTTO WITH LEEK BROTH AND ASPARAGUS STEMS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot and leek and cook until soft. Increase heat to high, add wine and cook until reduced. Add clam stock, bay leaf, parsley, and peppercorns and bring to a simmer, cook for 30 minutes. Hit with an immersion blender and strain into a clean pan. Bring to a simmer, add cream, cook for 1 minute, add fine herbs, and season with salt and pepper.
• For the Risotto: Heat the oil in medium saucepan, add onion and garlic, and cook until soft. Stir in arborio rice to coat. Add wine and cook until reduced. Add broth 2 cups at a time and cook until al dente. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pack into small ramekins and unmold onto a shallow bowl.
• Divide seafood and asparagus among the bowls around the risotto. Ladle broth over and garnish with fine herbs.

PAN-FRIED HALIBUT FILLETS WITH ROASTED VEGETABLE CHILE BROTH

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and sweat the onion and garlic. Add the wine, raise the heat to high, and reduce the liquid completely. Reduce the heat to medium, add the stock and half of the roasted peppers, poblano, garlic, shallots and pearl onions, reserve the remaining vegetables, simmer for 30 minutes. Pure the mixture in a blender or processor, or in the pan with a hand-held blender. Season to taste with salt and pepper and honey. Place a fillet in a bowl and ladle the broth around it. Garnish with the remaining roasted vegetables and sage pesto.
• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until it begins to smoke and then add the butter. Season the fillets with salt and pepper to taste on both sides and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• In a food processor, combine the sage, parsley, garlic, pine nuts and cheese and process for 20 seconds, slowly adding the olive oil while the machine is running. Transfer to a mixing bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.

BABY CLAMS STEAMED IN GREEN ONION BROTH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over mediumhigh heat until almost smoking and saute the garlic until golden brown. Add the onion and cook until soft. Add the clam juice, wine and lemon juice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Place the broth in a blender with the parsley, honey and salt and pepper to taste and process until pureed. Combine the broth and clams in a large saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat , cover the pan and steam the clams until opened. Spoon into large bowls. Serve with garlic bread.