A few weeks back a red lobster commercial flashed across the tv screen and well the seafood lover I am it put me in the mood. If you have been following along you already know the misses is pregnant so that got her craving ball a rolling. It was replayed for what seemed to be like every 5th commercial for what seemed to be weeks, so I decided to have the Lady and our 2 sons pick their favorite item from the red lobster menu and I would reproduce it at home. I'm always up to a challenge, and I know I can make better food than some chain restaurant cook.....no disrespect.
So the menu ended up being new england clam chowder, side salad, coconut shrimp, popcorn shrimp, peach bourbon bbq shrimp, bacon wrapped scallops, peppercorn sirloin and of course some cheddar bay biscuits......then there were the request for some off the menu items I also made broiled butter garlic lemon gator tail, boiled some crawdads & corn, and for dessert it was bananas foster!
The family helped cook this feast under my order and it flowed so well like a 5 star kitchen that has been working together for years. The food came out perfectly and before dessert everyone was stuffed like we just left a free buffet. So after we cleaned our plates and clean the table, we went to the gym and worked off the dinner. By the time we got back home everyone was ready for dessert so I taught the boys how to make bananas foster and they still remember weeks later so that's a plus, but I think the taste helps too! After all was said and done the food was better and cheaper than red lobsters plus since we bought stuff in bulk there were shrimp, scallops, crawdads, and all left for other dinners later in the month. So I only have a clam chowder recipe for you, better than my last few posts which included none. The clam chowder recipe was wrote by my 13 year old son as I called out the things I was throwing into the pan so there might be something missing, I made it again and added what he did miss but just a warning, but as we all know a recipe is just a guide I never follow one 100%, always adding and subbing out something for another. Its what cooking is all about EXPRESSION! On to the recipes;
The family helped cook this feast under my order and it flowed so well like a 5 star kitchen that has been working together for years. The food came out perfectly and before dessert everyone was stuffed like we just left a free buffet. So after we cleaned our plates and clean the table, we went to the gym and worked off the dinner. By the time we got back home everyone was ready for dessert so I taught the boys how to make bananas foster and they still remember weeks later so that's a plus, but I think the taste helps too! After all was said and done the food was better and cheaper than red lobsters plus since we bought stuff in bulk there were shrimp, scallops, crawdads, and all left for other dinners later in the month. So I only have a clam chowder recipe for you, better than my last few posts which included none. The clam chowder recipe was wrote by my 13 year old son as I called out the things I was throwing into the pan so there might be something missing, I made it again and added what he did miss but just a warning, but as we all know a recipe is just a guide I never follow one 100%, always adding and subbing out something for another. Its what cooking is all about EXPRESSION! On to the recipes;
Clam Chowder
1 c diced white onions
½ c diced celery
½ c diced carrots
4 slices diced bacon
Fry bacon, remove to plate to drain.
Use bacon fat to sweat mirpiox, drain grease.
Add 2 cans 6.5 oz clams with sauce (reduce by ¼ or half)
1 ½ c milk
1 ½ c cream
1 tb basil
2 ½ tb parsley
1 tb cilantro
½ tb old bay
30 grinds pepper
Add bacon
Add can diced potatoes
Heat on med for 10 mins
Mix ½ tb cornstarch with 1 tb cream, add then heat additional 10 min covered on med-low.
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