Grilled Mussels & Spicy Fish Sauce

Grilled Mussels & Spicy Fish Sauce

Ingredients:

2 pounds fresh mussels

Juice of 1 lemon

3 tablespoons fish sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

2 dried hot red pepper

2 cloves garlic

2 tablespoons water

Directions:

Clean and scrub the mussels. Prepare sauce: Blend garlic and red peppers into a paste.Add lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar, and water. Preheat broiler. Place clean, dry mussels in a single layer on a baking sheet. Broil mussels just until they are all open and aromatic. Remove from broiler and serve with prepared sauce and rice.

Serves 4

Chesapeake Bay Lobster with Coconut Milk

 

Chesapeake Bay Lobster with Coconut Milk

Ingredients:

2 pounds lobster meat, cut into bite-sizes pieces

4 tablespoons dry white wine

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 tablespoon flour

1/2 tablespoon ketchup

1 small onion, finely chopped

1/2 cup whipping cream

1 cup coconut milk

Salt and pepper

2 tomatoes, blanched and pressed through a colander

Directions:


In a bowl, put the lobster meat and the wine. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.In a saucepan, melt the butter and saute the onion.

Add the lobster meat and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add the flour, stirring frequently until light brown.

Add tomatoes,ketchup,and coconut milk. cover the sauce pan and cook until the lobster meat is cooked through (if necessary pour in some water).

Stir in whipping cream and remove from the stove. Serve with rice.