Tonight, brain food....Lord knows we all need it!
I start:
Mejillones Marineara=
2 lbs mussels, cleaned (no beards- ka ka!)
olive oil in a very large skillet (heated)
Fry up some onion and fresh garlic ( I like sweet onion), throw in some chili pepper, pealed chopped tomato, dash of oregano, saffron and a touch of salt. Sprinkle a pinch of flour over it all, then put them in . Yes, put in the mussels. (don't forget a glass of white wine, one for the muscles, one for you)
Simmer all of this for about a minute until the muscles open add some chicken stock ( yes chicken, if you use shellfish stock it will taste fishy) Squeeze over fresh lemon juice (1/2 of a lemon) (Of course off the tree in my yard)
Once all of the little guys are open, transfer to the ultimate serving platter, sprinkle with fresh home grown parsley.
In the mean time, I have marinating in the fridge, scallops in lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. I am going to fire up the broiler and wrap each scallop with bacon, and pay attention to detail topping them with butter, bread crumbs, chopped red pepper and parsley (get your colors!)
Once done, place on a plane crystal platter (don't want to take away the presentation of the scallops) which is covered in fresh spinich, a little arugla, and petite strings of parmasion cheese.
I feel smarter all ready!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f32_b7eyKg (turn it up some!)
My friends and I will be smart as a whip this week!
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