Vanna's Recipes
- BUTTERY BAY SCALLOPS
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- Ingredients
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- 1 lb. bay scallops
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon. crushed
- 2 T butter
- salt and pepper
- 1 lemon
- Preparation
Rinse scallops well, pat dry. In a skillet cook garlic and tarragon in hot butter for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add scallops. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Squeeze juice from one whole lemon. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until opaque, turning occasionally.
- MUSSELS GARLIC & WINE
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- Ingredients
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- 36 large green lip mussels (scrub & clean by pulling the cord out)
- 12 crushed cloves of garlic
- 1/8 c. olive oil
- 2 bottles of clam juice
- 1 c. white wine
- pinch of white pepper
- Preparation
Heat olive oil in large hot skillet. Add garlic and sauté till lightly brown. Add mussels and wine, simmer for 1 minute. Add clam juice and cover. Bring to a boil. Just as the mussels open, serve. Don't overcook.
- SHRIMP AND GRITS
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- Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup yellow stone-ground grits
- 3 cups milk
- 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 2 T. lemon juice
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 c finely chopped bell pepper
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cheyenne pepper
- Preparation
In a medium saucepan, bring the milk to a boil. Stir in the grits, and reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until silky, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onions & peppers until tender, then toss in shrimp. Season with salt and pepper & lemon juice, and cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink. Stir shrimp mixture into grits, and continue cooking for 10 minutes. Serve hot.