3 GOURMET SEAFOOD RECIPES

 Here are 3 gourmet seafood recipes:                                                  

 

 

 

                                           SHRIMP VERDE

A lovely Italian seafood dish.

2 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

½ cup chopped onion

250 g (1lb) shrimp, shelled and deveined

½ cup chopped parsley

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

 

Sauté garlic and onion in olive oil but do not brown the garlic.  Toss in the shrimps and cook until pink and opaque in the center. Stir in the parsley and cook through.

 

Remove from the heat and transfer to a serving dish, sprinkled with Parmesan,

 

 

                                                  FISH CURRY

Try preparing this delectable Indian dish.

700 g     white fish fillets

2 medium onions

4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1 tbsp ginger paste

4 tbsp tomato paste

2/3 cup water

Salt to taste

½ cup ghee

 

Spices:

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp hot curry powder

 

Cut the fish into medium pieces and sauté in ghee for 5 minutes, drain on kitchen paper, and set aside.

 

Peel and chop one onion, finely,  and grate the other one.  Add the chopped onion to the ghee and fry until golden.  Add the spices and cook, stirring for 10 seconds.

 

Now add the grated onion, garlic, ginger, and tomato paste.  Fry the mixture until the mixture starts to separate, add the water and salt and bring to a boil.  Add the fried fish and simmer for about 10 minutes. 

 

Serve the curry with rice and roti (Indian bread)’

 

 

                                        FISH SOUP (PSAROSOUPA)

There can be nothing more enjoyable than a Greek psarosoupa. 

1 red snapper and 1 sole. scaled, washed, patted dry, and rubbed with salt and lemon

Olive oil

Hot water

4 potatoes, peeled and quartered

2 carrots, scraped and thickly sliced

2 celery stalks, threaded

1 onion, peeled and chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled

1 cup tomato juice

Salt and pepper to taste

1 bay leaf

 

Sauté the vegetables in olive oil and pour in the tomato juice and enough hot water to cover and season with salt and pepper.  Simmer until the vegetables are almost tender and place the fish on top, which should be submerged in the liquid, if not add some hot water.

 

Simmer until the fish flakes when tested with a fork.  Remove the fish and vegetables from the stock and serve with mayonnaise. And prepare your favorite fish soup with the stock.         

 

 

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