Showing posts with label seafood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seafood. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Greek-Style Fish Fillets

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
2 (14.5-ounce) cans recipe-ready diced tomatoes, undrained
1 teaspoon vegetable base or instant bouillon granules
1 pound firm white fish fillets
1 3/4 cups frozen green beans
1/4 cup sliced ripe olives, drained
Hot cooked couscous
Crumbled feta cheese
  1. Heat oil in large skillet. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in tomatoes with juice and bouillon; cook, stirring occasionally, until bouillon is dissolved.
  2. Place fish over sauce; spoon some sauce over fish. Reduce heat to low; cover. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
  3. Distribute beans and olives over fish; cover. Cook for 5 minutes or until beans are tender. Serve with couscous. Sprinkle with cheese.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

BBQ Shrimp

  • 1 lb. medium cooked shrimp
  • 6 oz. tomato puree (unsalted)
  • 4 oz. tomato or V-8 juice (unsalted)
  • ¼ tsp. dry mustard
  • 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp. rum
  • 1 tbsp. grated onion
Clean shrimp and set aside. Mix all ingredients in a small saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve shrimp on toothpicks.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Seafood Risotto

2 Tbsp. butter or trans-fat-free spread
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
3 cups fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth
8 thin asparagus, cut in 1-inch pieces
1/2 lb. medium shrimp, shelled and halved lengthwise
1/2 lb. mussels, rinsed and drained, for garnish
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
1/ 4 cup freshly grated Grana or Parmesan cheese

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a deep, oven-proof skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion and rice. Stir until onion is translucent and rice is opaque, about 2 minutes. Add the lemon juice and cook until evaporated, stirring constantly. Pour in the broth and 1 cup water. Remove from heat.

Cover with a large sheet of foil, pressing it down to touch the surface of the liquid. Seal the foil around the rim of the pan. Cover pan with a tight lid. Bake the risotto 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, boil 1 cup water in a medium saucepan. Add the asparagus and cook 2 minutes. Transfer the asparagus to a bowl. Add the shrimp to the pot. When pink and curled, add them to the bowl. Place the mussels in the pot, cover and cook until opened, about 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Remove the risotto from the oven and place it on top of the stove. Slowly peel off the foil, starting from the side furthest from you. Mix in the cheese, asparagus and shrimp.(Use oven mitts to prevent steam burns.) Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in shallow soup bowls or plates, using the mussels as garnish.