Award Winning Recipes for Shrimp Pernod and Cod Cakes – NECN

How does Shrimp Pernod sound? The French favourite could be served both tapas or household fashion, and Anna guarantees it is easy to make — beginning by bathing the shrimp in a sauce of olive oil, garlic, salt, Aleppo pepper, and a hearty splash of the licorice flavored liquor Pernod, creating an sudden mixture.

However that is not all! She offers you her professional tip for making Toasted Baguettes, important for sopping up all that scrumptious sauce. Then, her Cape Cod Muffins will wow as an appetizer or a meal. She makes use of a way sometimes reserved for crab muffins however proves it really works brilliantly with our personal Massachusetts state fish, Atlantic Cod. 

All that and extra on this weeks’ episode of The Chef’s Pantry with Anna Rossi.

SHRIMP PERNOD

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb 15ct shrimp, peeled and deveined (if shopping for frozen shrimp, verify the again of package deal to make certain the one ingredient is “shrimp” and there may be NO sodium tripolyphosphate)
• 3 TBS further virgin olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1/16” 
• Salt & Pepper to style
• ½ tsp Aleppo pepper or crimson pepper flakes to style
• ¼ cup Pernod
• Parsley of fennel fronds for garnish
• Good bread, for dipping

PREPARATION

1. Lay the shrimp down on a paper towel to wick off further moisture. 
2. Preheat a big sauté pan on medium warmth and add further virgin olive oil.  When the oil begins to shimmer, decrease the temperature to medium low and add sliced garlic.  Let the garlic sweat and infuse for two minutes. Don’t permit the garlic to brown.
3. Add shrimp and lift the temperature to medium/ medium excessive to get a pleasant sear.
4. Add salt & pepper and a touch of warmth like Aleppo pepper. Prepare dinner for two minutes, then flip and prepare dinner for an additional 2-3 minutes till shrimp are pink, not translucent and have slightly bounce if  touched.
5. Add Pernod. Take a match and light-weight the combination to burn off the alcohol. Enjoyable!
6. Give the shrimp one ultimate toss and serve scorching, tapas fashion with crusty bread for dipping within the oil/pernod combination.

Cape Cod Muffins

Makes 16 – appetizer dimension 

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 lemons
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lb cod filet
• 2 TBS candy cream butter
• 3 celery ribs, finely minced
• 1 small onion, finely minced
• 2 TBS contemporary garlic, finely minced
• 2 Tbs + 1/4 cup mayonnaise (divided), Hellman’s is all the time good
• 2 tsp + 1 TBS Dijon mustard (divided)
• 2 massive eggs, room temperature & whisked
• 1 tsp Previous Bay Seasoning
• 1- 1 ½  cups Italian panko bread crumbs, to style
• 1/4 cup contemporary tarragon, finely chopped *Parsley additionally is good
• Pinch of salt & pepper
• Canola or Vegetable oil for frying

PREPARATION

1. Zest one lemon and reserve zest for cod cake combination.  Slice lemon into pinwheels, make wedges with the second.
2. In a large pot, convey 3″ of water to a tender simmer.  Add lemon pinwheels, bay leaf and 1 tsp kosher salt.  Add cod filet and gently poach till simply cooked and flaky. About 10 minutes.  Take away with a fish spatula and permit to chill 5 minutes earlier than breaking into massive flakes with a fork.
3. In the meantime, discard cooking water, dry pot and convey frying oil to 350*F. 
4. In a separate pan over medium warmth, soften butter and sauté celery, onion and garlic till translucent, about 4 minutes.
5. In a big mixing bowl utilizing a wood spoon, gently fold collectively celery combination with massive flaky cod chunks, lemon zest, 2 TBS mayonnaise, 2 tsp dijon, 2 whisked eggs, Previous Bay Seasoning, contemporary tarragon or parsley, and simply sufficient panko bread crumbs to bind components.
6. Use an ice cream scoop to portion cod cake combination the scale of a lime and gently kind right into a ball.
7. Pan sear till golden brown on either side and let drain on a paper towel.
8. In a small bowl combine collectively 1/4 cup mayonnaise, dijon and blitz of lemon juice for the dipping sauce.
9. Serve crab muffins scorching with dipping sauce and lemon wedges.

*AIR FRYING: These work nicely in an air fryer!  Preheat to 375*. Spray floor with non stick spray.  Air Fry for 14 minutes, flipping half manner by.