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Mussels with garlic white wine broth
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***RECIPE, MAKES ONE BIG PORTION, MULTIPLY AS NEEDED***
1 lb (454g) live mussels
1 cup white wine (237 mL)
4-5 cloves of garlic
1 small shallot
1 lemon (one is enough for a few portions)
1-2 tablespoons butter
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
red chili flakes
fresh herbs (I like fennel fronds)
salt
pepper
Pull any beards off of the mussels and wash them clean. Peel and chop the garlic, thinly slice or chop the shallot, pick and chop the herbs.
Melt the butter in a pot on moderate heat (I don't like to let the butter brown), dump in the garlic and shallot and cook them for a minute. Put in the wine and bring it to a boil. Grate in some of the lemon zest. Put in as many chili flakes as you want and grind in some pepper. Pour in the oil.
Dump the mussels in the pot, stir them around, cover and let them steam for a couple minutes before you start checking on them. Cook until the mussels open up, and stop before the meats appear to shrink — maybe 5 minutes, total. While you're waiting you can cut the lemon into wedges for the table.
Use a slotted spoon to fish the mussels out to a serving bowl. If you see any that didn't open, either toss those, or hold them over somewhere that's not the pot or bowl and pry them open — if they look and smell good inside, they're probably fine.
Taste the broth and consider adding salt and maybe a little lemon juice. Stir in the fresh herbs at the last second and pour the broth over the mussels. To eat them, I like to pull off the top shell (the one that isn't connected to the meat) and discard; take the shell with the meat and dip it into the broth to fill it up; slurp; repeat.
8 Flavorful Spring-Inspired Recipes | Vegetable Tart, Beer-Braised Lamb Shanks, Asparagus & More!
Hello Food Wishers! Chef John’s Corporate Overlords here to get you excited for spring with 8 delicious seasonal spring recipes! The Spring Vegetable Tart is a feast for the eyes, and it’s packed with peak seasonal produce. Speaking of seasonal, there’s no better time to cook with fresh asparagus, and Chef John’s Cream of Asparagus Soup and Fresh Asparagus Patties won’t disappoint. Lamb is a classic springtime meat, and Beer-Braised Lamb Shanks are a flavorful, comforting meal for those last chilly days of spring, while Spring Lamb Sliders are an inventive choice for a casual Easter dinner. Whether you’re looking for a light lunch or a hearty meal, Chef John has the perfect springtime recipe for you!
Creamy Salmon Leek Pasta:
Cream of Asparagus Soup:
Beer-Braised Lamb Shanks:
Tuna Poke:
Spring Vegetable Tart:
Fresh Asparagus Patties :
Peanut Curry Chicken:
Spring Lamb Sliders:
00:00 Creamy Salmon Leek Pasta
05:02 Cream of Asparagus Soup
10:42 Beer-Braised Lamb Shanks
19:28 Tuna Poke
26:47 Spring Vegetable Tart
36:12 Fresh Asparagus Patties
44:03 Peanut Curry Chicken
52:11 Spring Lamb Sliders
Two sheet pan shrimp dinners | asparagus & sweet corn, chickpeas & leeks
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***ASPARAGUS + CORN RECIPE, FEEDS 2-3***
1 lb (454g) shrimp (bigger ones are more likely to cook in the same time as the veggies)
1 lb (454g) asparagus
2 ears fresh sweet corn
2-3 shallots
2-3 garlic cloves
1 lemon
salt, pepper, oil and spices (I used garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika)
fresh herb for garnish (I used lemon balm but parsley would be good)
If using frozen shrimp, get them thawing submerged in trickling cool water. They should take 10-15 minutes, depending on size.
Trim off the woody ends of the asparagus and put them on a sheet pan. Peel and chop the garlic and zest the lemon — put all that on the asparagus. Peel the shallots, cut them into a few large chunks and don't trim of the part at the base that holds the layers together — put them on the sheet pan. Shuck the corn — you can put it on the pan now or halfway through the cooking depending on how cooked you like it.
Peel and devein the shrimp if they weren't already, blot them dry and put them on the sheet pan. Season them with whatever spices you want and a little salt (most shrimp are pretty salty already). Season the asparagus and the shallots. Drizzle everything lightly with oil. Toss to get everything coated and make sure everything is laid out in a flat, even layer.
Heat your oven's broiler/grill to maximum and put in the sheet pan, right up near the element. Close the door and check it halfway through, after maybe three minutes. You can flip things around for more even cooking, or you can leave them and get pieces with very brown tops and moist undersides. If you want your corn just warmed up and barely cooked, put it in now. Everything should be cooked after 3-4 more minutes.
Scatter over some fresh herb and squeeze on some lemon juice — I recommend eating right off the tray, to keep everything warm.
***CHICKPEAS + LEEKS RECIPE, FEEDS 4***
1 lb (454g) shrimp (bigger ones are more likely to cook in the same time as the veggies)
1 15.5 oz (439g) or thereabouts can of chickpeas
2 big leeks (the thicker the better)
1 red chili (very optional)
tzatziki (store bought or homemade from my recipe below)
salt, pepper, oil and spices (I used whole mustard seeds, celery seeds and chili flakes on the shrimp, and harissa powder on the chickpeas)
fresh herb for garnish (I used purple basil but cilantro or dill would be good)
If using frozen shrimp, get them thawing submerged in trickling cool water. They should take 10-15 minutes, depending on size.
Peel the top layer or two off the leeks, since they tend to have a lot of dirt underneath them, and trim off the green tops. Rinse off the stalks and start cutting them into thick rounds from the top. If you still see dirt between the layers, toss those rounds out and keep cutting down the stalk — the dirt is usually only near the top. Put the leak rounds on your sheet pan. Thinly slice the chili and put those slices on the leeks.
Peel and devein the shrimp if they weren't already and put them on the sheet pan. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and put them on the pan. You can use the same paper towel to blot the shrimp and the chickpeas dry on the pan. Season everything with whatever spices you want — I used some cracked whole mustard seeds, celery seeds and chili flakes on the shrimp, harissa powder on the chickpeas and salt & pepper on the leeks. Only put a little salt on the shrimp and the chickpeas — they're probably already salty.
Drizzle everything lightly with oil. Toss to get everything coated and make sure everything is laid out in a flat, even layer. I put the chili slices on top of my leek slices to the chilis would char.
Heat your oven's broiler/grill to maximum and put in the sheet pan, right up near the element. Close the door and check it halfway through, after maybe three minutes. You can flip things around for more even cooking, or you can leave them and get pieces with very brown tops and moist undersides. Everything should be cooked after 3-4 more minutes.
Scatter some fresh herb over the pan and drizzle with tzatziki (you might need to loosen up store-bought tzatziki with milk or water to get it to a drizzling consistency) — I recommend eating right off the tray, to keep everything warm.
***TZATZIKI DRIZZILING SAUCE RECIPE***
1 English cucumber
1-2 garlic cloves
1 lemon
1 cup (237mL) plain yogurt, ideally Greek-style
a little fresh dill and/or lemon
salt, pepper and olive oil
milk or water to achieve a drizzling consistency
Sorry, YouTube won't allow me enough characters here to write out the recipe. Just watch the video, and don't bother squeezing out the cucumber juice like I did.