Description: Excellent seafood recipe! Enjoyed by Men and Elves alike.
Submitted by: KingdomWarrior on 2002-11-18 18:09:12
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 20 min
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ingredients
2 c. dry white wine1 bay leaf
1 onion, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic
2 ribs celery
1 lobster (1- 1 1/2 lb)
12 med. shrimp in the shell
24 mussels, well-scrubbed
12 sea scallops
4 c. heavy whipping cream
1 c. milk
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tbsp. minced fresh parsley
1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
1 c. fresh spinach, chopped
1/2 c. grated carrot
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Combine the white wine, bay leaf, onion, garlic, and celery in a large stockpot over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Add the lobster, cover the pot and steam for 10 minutes. Remove the lobster.Add the shrimp, cover the pot, and steam for 5 minutes. Remove the shrimp with tongs.
Add the mussels, cover the pot and steam until they open, about 5 minutes. Remove the mussels with tongs, extract the meat, and discard the shells. Discard any that do not open.
Add 2 cups water to the liquid in the pot, bring to a boil, and then add
the scallops. Cover the pot and steam for 3 minutes. Remove the scallops with tongs.
Extract the lobster meat, reserving the shells. Peel and devein the
shrimp, reserving the shells. Chop the meats into bite-sized portions;
cover and set aside.
Return the seafood shells to the pot of broth and add 2 cups water.
Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain
the broth and return to the pan.
Bring the broth to a simmer over low heat. Add the cream, milk, thyme,
parsley and rosemary and simmer until the mixture thickens slightly, 5
minutes. Add the lobster, shrimp, mussels, and scallops and simmer for 2
minutes. Stir in the spinach and carrots and simmer another 2 minutes just
to wilt the spinach. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the lemon juice. Serve hot.
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Merendis the Mariner's Wife
Riding one day in the forest of the Westlands he saw a woman, whose dark hair flowed in the wind, and about her was a green cloak clasped at the throat with a bright jewel...and he knew her for Erendis, and saw that the jewel was the one that he had given her; then suddenly he knew in himself the love that he bore her, and he felt the emptiness of his days.