Seafood Essentials Creamy Garlic Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat 1/4 cup oil and cook garlic and shallot until translucent, about 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the wine, and add parsley, basil and thyme and let the liquid reduce by half. Using a fine strainer, strain the reduction into a clean saucepan and add the cream. Over low heat, let the sauce reduce to medium thickness. To the now empty saute pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, saute scallops, cook until opaque and remove to a utility platter in a warm place. Then use the same pan to saute shrimp just until pink, and remove to the utility platter. Add cream sauce to saute pan to toss the drained pasta or rice with the cream sauce and seafood, reserving a few scallops and shrimp for the top. Transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle with cheese, as garnish. Arrange shrimp and scallops on top and garnish with basil sprigs.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place garlic cloves in a small baking dish and toss with oil to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cloves are light golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Combine garlic and hot stock in a blender. Season with salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Add cream, butter, parsley, oregano, and thyme; process until completely blended.
• Transfer sauce to a container and allow to cool, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use. Reheat the sauce over low heat when ready to serve.

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. You will need a good size skillet to make this recipe.
• 3. The seafood in this recipe is up to you. I have made this dish with jumbo shrimp, good sized scallops, bite size pieces of cod and halibut, and squid, and they all came out delicious.
• 4. No oyster sauce? You could use sweet soy sauce, hosin sauce, or a combination of hosin and soy sauces. No tamari sauce, or liquid aminos? You could use regular soy sauce (low sodium, if you have it). No pineapple juice? You could use some grapefruit juice, or even orange juice. No coconut sugar? You could use regular brown or white granulated sugar. No white wine? Now that is a shame. You could use filtered water, but you will want to up the spices. No hot sauce? You could use something like Sriracha. No half & half You could use regular milk. No white pepper? You could use black pepper. Note on substitutions: Any time you sub one ingredient for another it is going to impact the flavor of the recipe; however, if you do not have a needed ingredient, or you just do not care for one of them, these substitutions will give you a great dish, and try to keep it as true as possible to the original.
• 5. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 6. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients, except the half & half, whisk to combine, and reserve.
• 7. Add the butter and oil to a large skillet over medium heat.
• 8. When the butter melts and stops foaming, give the pan swirl, and add the seafood.
• 9. Depending on what you are cooking, let the seafood get to the point of almost being fully cooked, then remove from the pan and reserve.
• 10. Add the mushrooms and onions to the pan, sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper, and cook over medium heat until the mushrooms give up their moisture, and the onions have softened, about 8 - 10 minutes.
• 11. You might need a bit of extra oil.
• 12. Add the garlic and stir an additional 60 seconds.
• 13. Add the sauce (but not the half & half) and simmer until reduced by about half, 7 - 9 minutes.
• 14. Add the half & half and simmer, while stirring, for an additional 2 - 3 minutes.
• 15. Taste the sauce, and add more salt and pepper, if needed.
• 16. Add the seafood, and allow it to reheat, about 1 minute.
• 17. PLATE/PRESENT
• 18. Serve over rice or noodles with some crusty bread to sop up all that yummy sauce. Enjoy.
• 19. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Using a small paring knife, remove the vein along the back of each shrimp and rinse under running water. Add garlic to water and boil for two minutes. Add the shrimp to the water and cook with the garlic for 2-3 minutes. Drain the shrimp and garlic. Peel the garlic and finely chop. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Cook until cream begins to thicken. Stir in parsley, Parmesan and shrimp. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over linguine in a large bowl and toss to coat. Garnish with parsley and Parmesan.