Zuppetta Di Cozze Recipes

Steps:

• Steam clams and mussels in a little white wine. (This may be done ahead of time.)
• Heat oil in a pan and add garlic, herbs, and chili pepper.
• When garlic is light golden, add tomatoes, lemon, and seasoning.
• Bring to a boil; remove tomato mixture from heat.
• Per serving, heat 6 mussels and 8 clams in a sauté pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Splash in 2-3 tablespoons of white wine, reduce.
• Add 2 teaspoons of chopped parsley and 6 ounces of the tomato mixture.
• When hot, arrange in medium oval plate.
• Top with tomato sauce.
• Garnish with 2 thin slices of bread, toasted and rubbed with garlic.

Steps:

• To make the broth, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat and sauté the green onion, garlic and rosemary for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and sauté 1 minute. Add the clam juice, and simmer for 5 minutes. Purée through a food mill and set aside.
• To prepare the seafood, in the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, sauté the green onion and garlic for 30 seconds, add the scallops and lobster and cook for 3 minutes or until cooked through. Add the wine and the pepper and sizzle a moment; then add the asparagus. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the crab and tomato broth, heat to boiling and simmer for 5 minutes.
• To serve, place the garlic toast in a large shallow soup bowl, top with the scallops and lobster and then place the asparagus tips to one side. Add the broth, sprinkle with parsley and arrange the crab leg at an angle on the rim of the plate.