Selection of Seafood Recipes – compliments of Café Hobson
Salmon Pate
1 cup salmon, flaked 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, room
temperature 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon prepared
horseradish 1 teaspoon onion, grated 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8
teaspoon pepper 1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke Garnish: almond slices
1 olive celery
Mix salmon with all of the other ingredients. Press into a fish
shaped mold or shape by hand as such. Garnish fish with almond
slices to resemble scales. Slice green olive for eye and thin
strips of celery for tail. Garnish top with parsley. Chill at
least 1 hour before serving
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Baked Seafood Au Gratin
1 onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 cup butter 1 cup
all−purpose flour 1 pound fresh crab meat 4 cups water 1
pound medium shrimp, peeled and de-veined 1/2 pound bay scallops
1/2 pound flounder fillets 3 cups milk 1 cup shredded sharp
Cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar 1 teaspoon
Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pinch ground black
pepper dash hot red pepper sauce 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Lightly grease one 13x9x2 inch baking dish. In a heavy skillet,
saute the onion and the pepper in 1/2 cup of the butter or
margarine. Cook until tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of the flour and
cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add
the crabmeat and stir well. Press this mixture into the bottom
of the prepared baking dish and set aside.
In a large Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil. Add the
shrimp, scallops and flounder. Simmer for 3 minutes. Drain and
reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid and set the seafood aside.
Preheat oven to 350F. In a heavy saucepan, melt the remaining
1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup
flour.
Cook and stir constantly for 1 minute. Gradually add the milk
plus the 1 cup reserved cooking liquid. Raise heat to medium and
cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and
bubbly. Stir in the shredded Cheddar cheese, vinegar,
Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Add the
cooked seafood and stir gently.
Spoon the seafood mixture over the crabmeat crust and sprinkle
with the Parmesan cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 30
minutes or until lightly browned. Serve immediately.
Tarragon Trout
2 trout with heads on (8−10 oz.) 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup
olive oil 1/2 tablespoon tarragon leaves 1/2 cup white vinegar 1
tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/2 tablespoon minced shallots 1/4
teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Combine tarragon leaves and vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a
boil. Cool, and add the remaining ingredients. Pour the marinade
over the trout. Refrigerate for 3−4 hours. Cook the trout
on a charcoal grill for 3 to 4 minutes brushing occasionally
with marinade.
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Trout with Red Onion and Orange Relish
1 − 1 1/3−pound trout, boned, cut in half lengthwise
yellow cornmeal salt and pepper to taste 1 medium orange 3
tablespoons chopped fresh mint 2 tablespoons olive oil 2/3 cup
chopped red onion 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Grate 1 teaspoon peel from orange. Cut off remaining peel and
discard.
Cut orange into 1/2−inch pieces. Mix orange pieces, peel
and mint in small bowl. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in heavy large
skillet over medium heat. Add onion, then vinegar. Toss until
just heated through, about 1 minute. Add onion mixture to orange
mixture (do not clean skillet). Season relish with salt and
pepper.
Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Sprinkle on all sides with
cornmeal. Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in same skillet
over medium−high heat. Add fish and saute until crisp
outside and just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side.
Transfer fish to plates; top with relish.
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Host/ess tips for your entertaining, visit Café Hobson
Mediterranean Restaurant guide with International &
Mediterranean foods and Wines information along with home
entertaining advice.
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