Frutti di Mare ( fruit of the sea!)

Name: Frutti di Mare ( fruit of the sea!)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8-12
Ingredients: 1 lb each,calamari rings,medium shrimp,little neck clams,conh or scungilli,bay scallops; 2 large lemons; 1 medium red onion diced; 1 medium yellow bell pepper or orange diced; 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes; 3 clove sliced thin garlic; 1 c parsley, italian chopped/plus more for garnish; 1 tsp sea salt; 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper; 1/2 c olive oil, extra virgin; 3 celery ribs diced; 1 c green olives; FOR THE POACHING STOCK:; 4 c water; 1 c chicken stock; 3 clove garlic; 2 large lemon cut in half plus one cut in wedges; 3 bay leaves; 1 tsp peppercorns, whole black; 2 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp old bay seasoning; EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED; 1 large stock pot; 1 medium fine mesh strainer with handle; 1 slotted spoon; 2 medium mixing bowl; 1 ice cubes and water; 6-12 small serving vessels

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By Eddie Szczerba
@chefed60

This is a traditional food served during the Christmas and New Year holidays in our home and we love it! We hope that you will enjoy it too!

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Serves:

8-12

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Ingredients

1 lb

each,calamari rings,medium shrimp,little neck clams,conh or scungilli,bay scallops
2 large

lemons
1 medium

red onion diced
1 medium

yellow bell pepper or orange diced
1 Tbsp

red pepper flakes
3 clove

sliced thin garlic
1 c

parsley, italian chopped/plus more for garnish
1 tsp

sea salt
1/2 tsp

cracked black pepper
1/2 c

olive oil, extra virgin
3

celery ribs diced
1 c

green olives
FOR THE POACHING STOCK:
4 c

water
1 c

chicken stock
3 clove

garlic
2 large

lemon cut in half plus one cut in wedges
3

bay leaves
1 tsp

peppercorns, whole black
2 tsp

sea salt
1 tsp

old bay seasoning
EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED
1 large

stock pot
1 medium

fine mesh strainer with handle
1

slotted spoon
2 medium

mixing bowl
1

ice cubes and water
6-12 small

serving vessels
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How to Make Frutti di Mare ( fruit of the sea!)

Step-by-Step

Have your fish monger clean your seafood or you can do it yourself.The calamari and the conch will be the most labor of all of the seafood involved in the recipe.The calamari must be cleaned and sliced into rings,the conch can be sliced thin,not too thin also.
Bring all of the stock ingredients to a rapid boil the using the fine mesh strainer,blanch the seafood individually by species for 2-3 minutes and submerge in the ice bath using the mixing bowl.
When all the seafood is blanched,remove from the ice bath using the slotted spoon into another mixing bowl.
Now,season the seafood using all of the ingredients listed,reserving some parsley and red pepper flake for garnish.An additional lemon wedge is recommended for serving also. Arrange the salad in serving vessel and chill for at least one hour before serving,Enjoy!!:)

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