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Seafood in Saffron Sauce

2 cups live clams

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 white onion, chopped

pinch of saffron

1 tablespoon fresh thyme

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1lb canned chopped tomatoes

3/4 cup white wine

8 cups fish stock

1lb fresh water shrimp

12oz red snapper filet, cut into bite size

1lb monkfish filet, cut into bite size

1 cup raw squid rings

2 tablespoons fresh basil, shredded

salt and pepper to taste

Heat olive oil in a large pot with onion, saffron, thyme, and a pinch of salt over low heat. Cook until softened which is about 10 minutes.

Add garlic and cook for another 2 – 5 minutes.

Add tomatoes.

Add wine.

Add fish stock.

Season to taste salt and pepper and stir well. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add fish chunks and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

Add squid rings.

Add shrimp.

Add clams.

Cook for another 10 minutes. Discard any clams that remain closed! Stir in basil and time to serve.

Here is how I plated in a bowl:

Here is the close-up:

The bread was used to soak up the broth which was perfect. This was a perfect dinner for an almost fall like day!  Tomorrow night we have some friends coming over for dinner so stay tuned to see what I make for our dinner party. 

Happy Cooking!

Turnip Greens:

1 bag of turnip greens

1 package of prosciutto

1 white onion – diced

1 tomato – diced

2 cups of chicken broth

Take the prosciutto, cut into strips and put into a large pot over medium heat.

Let the prosciutto cook down for about 5 minutes. Now, take the diced white onion and add it to the pot. You will want to cook the onion down to it is almost soft which is about 10 minutes.

Take a bag of turnips greens, and add the diced tomatoes to the pot with chicken broth. I typically season with salt and pepper at this time and cover the pot. Reduce the heat to low and let the greens cook for 30 minutes.

This is another very simple recipe to make and is something I really enjoy eating. At least this past Sunday I was able to get Jen to try the greens again, but she still doesn’t like them (she doesn’t like bacon… I mean who doesn’t like bacon?). Here is my bowl of yummy greens:

I get back from NY tomorrow night and already miss cooking. I will feature another one of my favorite tool’s in the kitchen so check back.

Happy Cooking!