Wednesday 29 May 2013

Lobster Tails Offering you Plush Seafood Cuisines

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Since decades Maine has been offering the best quality lobsters; in fact the place is gifted with the best breed of lobsters on earth. The deliciousness of Maine lobsters can be experienced with just a single bite. These delicately flavored crustaceans make top class cuisines; Maine lobster meat usually bear a classic oceanic essence and a sweet flavor that is absent in meat extracted from other varieties of crustaceans. In fact people say that the rich flavors of Maine lobsters are the main reasons behind their growing popularity. 

While searching for Maine lobster facts you may come across an interesting one that states that this particular variety of shellfish boast of bigger claws and tails that are stuffed with luscious meat. Unlike spiny lobsters, Maine picks bear the greatest amount of meat in their claws and tail.

If you are interested to try Maine lobster tails at home, you may consider the following ways of cooking them:

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Baking lobster tail: Baking is one of the simplest procedures to cook and relish lobster meat. The process of baking is majorly completed in ovens; thus resulting in juicy tail meat. In general there are two primary ways of baking lobsters 1) standard baking 2) baking lobster tails by wrapping them in aluminum foil. People usually prefer the second procedure to maintain the deliciousness of lobster tails.

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Broiling lobster tail: There are several ways of cooking lobster tails and broiling is an appropriate way to bring about the golden brown color on the tail portion. Though, restaurants may serve you with lobster tails bearing this rich golden brown shade, you can get the same color at home, if you broil them.



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Steaming lobster tail: Steaming is one of the most popular ways of cooking the tail meat of Maine lobsters. In fact the method is known to lock the wonderful essence and the nutritional values of lobster meat. Steaming is also a relatively simpler method. Some of the best chefs from around the world consider using bamboo steamer to maintain the quality and flavors of lobster tail. The bamboo steamer can help the tail meat from drying away. If you don’t have a steamer, you can so the same by using a pot of water, mixed with salt. There are also other ways of cooking lobster meat, but the ones that have been mentioned here are the most popular amongst all. Today, lobster tails are considered an important ingredient for most seafood recipes.


Wednesday 22 May 2013

Treat your Loved Ones to Lip Smacking Shrimp Dishes

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Shrimps are one of the most delectable items the sea has to offer and seafood lovers always dig into dishes that are made with shrimp. Shrimp dishes are extremely easy to make even in your own kitchen. One of the most delicious shrimp dishes is the Shrimp, Sausage, and Fish Jambalaya, For this dish you will require:

• ¼ of a cup of butter

 • 1 cup of onion, diced 

• 10 oz of andouille sausages, halved 

• 1 cup of green bell pepper, diced 

 • 1 cup of celery, diced 

• 1 can or six oz of tomato paste 

• 1 ½ teaspoons of garlic, minced 

• 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce 

• 1 can or 14.5 oz of tomatoes, diced

 • 1 ½ teaspoons of Cajun seasoning

 • 4 cups of chicken broth, low-sodium

 • ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper 

• ¾ of a pound of deveined and peeled shrimp

 • 2 cups of medium-grain rice 

• 1/3 of a cup of fresh parsley, chopped 

• ¾ of a pound of cod fillets 

• Salt to taste 

To prepare the dish first take a heavy-bottomed pot and melt butter in it over medium-high flame. Then, cook the andouille sausages in the butter till they are properly brown for around five minutes. Then, take out the sausages with a spoon with slots and place them in a plate with paper towels. In the remaining butter, stir in the bell-peppers, celery and onion; cook till the onion is translucent for about 10 minutes. Add the garlic to this onion mixture and cook for one minute. Then stir in the tomato paste and cook the mixture for about three to five minutes. Then, add the sausages, diced tomatoes, Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and black pepper and stir in properly. To this mixture, add the chicken broth and bring it to a boil. Combine the rice with the mixture and cover the pot. Keep the flame on medium-low and cook the rice with the shrimp and cod till the rice is tender. Then take off the cover, and cook another 10 minutes with the lid off. Season with parsley and salt and serve the dish.

If you are looking for an immaculate shrimp dish that will take everyone’s breath away, then this is the dish to cook. This dish is packed with flavor. You serve this dish at a party or formal dinner.

Monday 20 May 2013

Lip-smacking Lobster Munchies for the Evening

Since decades lobsters have been serving taste-buds of gourmands. The amazingly delicate flavors of Maine lobsters make them a super favorite everywhere. Being a seafood lover, I am always ready to explore the tasty lobster cuisines. In fact over the years I have grown fonder of lobster snacks; whenever there is tea party at home, I make it a point to serve my guests with crispy snacks that are made from delicious lobster meat. Since I am fond of preparing these delicious lobster munchies, sometimes I feel like sharing a couple of them with my online friends.

Have you heard about the lobster crostini melts? It’s amazingly tasty; so much so that you will feel like having more of these sumptuous treats. Since I am here to share this recipe with you, I won’t talk any extra word and go straight to discuss the lobster snack preparation.

Lobster Crostini melts



Ingredients

• Maine lobster meat (cooked), 2 ½ lb

• Chopped tarragon, 2 tbsp

• Unsalted butter, 3 tbsp

• Cream sherry, 5 tbsp

• Chopped garlic, 3 cloves

• Mayonnaise, 10 tbsp

• Balsamic vinegarette, 2 tbsp

• Grilled French baguette, 16

Chop the lobster meat and keep it in a bowl. Now set it aside. Take a small skillet and melt butter in it. Sauté garlic in it, till the same browns. Now, add the sherry and increase flame to medium. Next, reduce the mixture to half. Remove the garlic mixture from flame. Mix the sherry blend with lobster meat. After this, add the other ingredients and blend thoroughly. Now, spoon the mixture on baguette slice. Add tarragon and then serve the munchies.

Herbed lobster roll


While I was searching for the best lobster snacks in Maine, up came the recipe for herbed lobster roll. Now, I am going to discuss the recipe with all of you.

Ingredients

• Sour cream, 3 tablespoon

• Finely minced tarragon, parsley, chives, chervil and parsley, ½ tbsp

• Chopped shallots, ½ tbsp

• Celery, 1 tbsp

• White pepper and salt for flavor

• Cayenne pepper and lemon juice

• Cooked meat of Maine lobster (sliced into 1 inch piece each)

• Hot dog buns

• Salted butter

Now take all ingredients in a bowl, keeping aside the hot dog buns and salted butter. Combine the mixture and keep it for 20 minutes. Take the hot dog buns and spread butter on split areas. Take a skillet and heat it over medium flame. Now, place the hot dog buns in the skillet, with their butter side down. Brown the buns until they achieve crispiness. Stuff the hot dog buns with lobster mixture and serve it for your evening tea party.

If you want to relax with your friends rather than spending your precious time in the kitchen, you can order some seafood cakes online. Now, this will help you stay away from cooking hassles.

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Enjoy the Best of Lobsters at the Right Lobster Season

If you have not tried a Maine lobster before then it is very important for you to know that there is no substitute. Along the coast of Maine, losbstering is done all throughout the year. But a seafood lover often asks himself the question if there is any lobster season. Well, generally, the best of the lobsters are known to be caught before Memorial Day or after Labor Day. But this however is always not true. This is because Mother Nature always is not that co-operating. Since the weather is highly unpredictable, the seasonal changes affect the supply and demand of Maine lobsters.

It is now well known by every seafood lover that lobster fishing is very active in the Gulf of Maine. Each area is subject to its own lobster season. Canada is known to boast of more than 60 percent of the lobster landings in the North American region. It is also known to provide more than half of the world’s supply of lobster.

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With lobster, summer is anonymous. Summer is an awaited lobster season. Some of the highest lobster landings in the world have been recorded to have taken place in the summer season. Lobstermen are known to work all round the clock to meet the demands of the tourists on the coast. Most of the lobsters are found in the summers since they are known to migrate in shore to the warmer waters. Many shed their shells during this time. After this the lobster they need to feed themselves. It is very easy to trap hungry lobsters. Generally, most of the production from July to late September is known to be of a soft shell. The soft shelled lobsters are comparatively not as strong as the hard shelled lobsters. These lobsters are also characterized as having less meat per pound than hard shelled lobsters.

Again, from mid September to late November is another lobster season when lobster fishing is being done in full swing. At this time of the year most of the lobster inventories are used to meet the demands of Christmas and New Year Celebrations. At this time of the year, the Americans transport a bulk of hard shelled lobsters to Asia and Europe to fetch some good dollars for themselves. Keeping in mind the seasonal changes and anticipating when harvest can exceed demand, the excess is stored and used when the catch is a little slower.

When the temperatures drop, lobsters become less active. During January to March there is probably no lobstering going on. The peak time for lobster fishing arises again from May and June when the lobsters have more meat.

Tuesday 14 May 2013

Seafood Gourmet Cuisines now Available with a Single Click

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Seafood has now become a popular cuisine delight for the entire world. Personally I am quite attracted to seafood because they are light and tasty and don’t usually cause any extra fat to accumulate in the body. They are also low in calories and I have quite a liking for foodstuffs that are healthy and delicious. Though, I won’t say that I have completely given up beef, chicken, pork and turkey it’s true that I give oceanic delicacies a first priority if at all I am asked to choose between the two.

For me, it’s none other than seafood and I am quite proud to declare my desires. Whether it is a Sunday meal, a get-together with friends and family members or it’s about celebrating a birthday, I usually make it a point to explore the different kinds of delicacies gifted by the seas. There are too many of them floating across the web and every time I am cooking seafood, it’s a new recipe for me. I love to explore the different flavors rather than sticking to just a few.

These days when I don’t get time to manage the entire cooking part, I just order a seafood dinner online. A lot of seafood sellers are now operating over the internet to please the taste-buds of several seafood lovers like me. From delicious appetizers and seafood cakes to tantalizing main course dinners, these online shops are haven for the foodie.

What will interest you?

Seafood sellers do not only sell main-course meals, they also trade with other foodstuff; like for example, the crunchy appetizers and creamy desserts are widely in demand. They make a seafood dinner meal complete. The Whoopie pies made from chocolate cake and vanilla cream are absolutely yummy. Anyone with a big appetite will love Maine lobster cake sliders. They will melt in your mouth soon after you take a bite. Last time I had ordered for Maine crab cakes and along with that I had also ordered a Maine crab dip. The homemade dip was absolutely mind-blowing and will make a perfect pair for delicious and crunchy crab cakes.
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Next month I am thinking of throwing a seafood dinner party for my best friend and guess what I am not going to shoulder any cooking hassles because I have already thought of placing an online order. In fact right now I am in two minds because I don’t know whether I should go for a Black point Maine lobster bake or a Maine lobster tail feast. It’s really hard for me to decide on them.

If you are interested to know more about seafood dinner, you can simply visit here.

Saturday 11 May 2013

Delight Your Mom with Seafood Dinner This Mother’s Day


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You cannot think of a better way to show your mother how much you care for her than to prepare a loving dinner for her. To break the monotony you can try out some seafood dinner. Yes seafood has created a true sensation among foodies all across the world. Seafood dinner not only tickles your taste bud but is also known to offer you a healthy diet as well. Nothing can be a better idea to celebrating mother’s day than preparing dinner for your mother.

If you want to prepare a healthy and mouthwatering seafood dinner for your mother then here is your recipe:

Mother’s Day Charbroiled Oysters

Ingredients:

The quantity depends on the amount of people you want to serve.
  • Parsely, chopped
  • Oysters, large freshly shucked
  • Magic sauce
  • Pecorino Romano cheese, grated
  • French Bread, cut in half
  • Lemon wedges
For The Sauce:
  • Pecorino Romano, grated
  • Butter, unsalted, soft
  • Garlic, minced
  • White pepper
  • Black pepper
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Parsley, chopped
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt
Method:
  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk them together for some time.
  • Now you need to reserve it at room temperature grilling it.
  • Well, now the main part of cooking the recipe goes. First of all you need to heat your grill and get it as hot as possible. Yes, you read it right. You need to get it as hot as possible.
  • Now you need to be very careful. Okay do not get nervous. First, shuck oysters and do not lose any of the juices. If you do, then you might not be able to enjoy the dish the way it should be enjoyed.
  • Next you need to place shell side down on the hottest part of the grill.
  • Now, allow the oysters cook in their juices till the edges begin to bubble. Keep doing it for 2-3 minutes.
  • Then, add a scoop of sauce to the top of each oyster to the rim of the shell. Now since the sauce begins to bubble and the edges start to brown, top with a drizzle of cheese and cook for another minute.
  • Next you need to carefully remove the oysters from the grill and top with parsley and serve immediately.
  • Finally you need to serve with a side of lemon wedges and French bread to soak up any and all of the delicious juices.
Well, this was one recipe that would make your mother feel extremely special on mother’s day. For more such lip-smacking seafood recipes, click here.

Thursday 2 May 2013

Raise a Storm at the Dinner Table with Clams



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Are you bored of the daily recipes for dinner? Are your taste buds craving for seafood dinner for quite some time now? If your answer to these questions is yes then there is nothing you should wait for! Try out the change and you will be all set to head for an extremely delicious dinner with your friends and family. 

Of a dinner at a restaurant is not a feasible option for you then there is nothing for you to get worried. Now, raising a storm at the dinner table with homemade food is no longer a big deal. With clams the storm can be raised as it is one of the most favored choices of seafood lovers and non seafood lovers alike. 

Clams are one of the greatest seafood delicacies. They enjoy an international repute as being recognized as one of the most innovative and delicious seafood dinner ideas. They are sure to add the zing to the taste bud of even the person who dislikes seafood to its core.

There is a wide range of easy to prepare dishes available with clams. Each one has a unique taste and are loved by food lovers in general. Apart from the main course items, recipes of clams are also found in soups. The Clam Chowder is one such example that comes in a thick portion that is filled with chunks of hard clamshell. One of the most popular Chowder recipes is the one that comes with a tomato stock based. They are served in restaurants and cooked at home widely.

Among the other preparation types you can try out the steamed preparation of this seafood. Though served in restaurants widely, it is also quite easy to be prepared at home. In this preparation you need to put the clams in a pot that is submerged in a little amount of water. They are steamed until the shells burst open. If you want you also can cook the steamed clams for a while and then dip it in butter before you serve them. This preparation can be cooked with both soft and hard shelled clams. Food lovers however argue that soft shelled clams are easy and best to cook.

Among the several other options that you have, you can also bake clams for dinner. Whatever be your method of preparation, you can now buy clams online and get them delivered right at your doorstep.

Wednesday 1 May 2013

A Memorable Mother’s Day Treat with Lobsters



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Lobsters are for every occasion; they can be cooked anytime of the year because Maine has been offering the world’s finest picks in abundance. Each day, thousands of this clawed variety is fetched out from the deep oceans. With most Mainers relying on lobster fishing, you can imagine how well-known Maine lobsters really are. 

The delicate flavor of clawed lobsters picked from the ocean floors of the Atlantic, make them a superb choice as gourmet cuisines; so why not take your mom for a plush oceanic dinner ride on Mother’s day? Though your plans seem too early for a “next year” Mother’s day celebration, you can of course go ahead with your thoughts if you don’t want to end up in a last-minute mess. 

Ordering a Mothers day dinner for two

Now, the lobster dinners are meant for those who rarely get the time to jumpstart with their culinary skills. A lot of online sellers are now offering delicious ready to cook lobster preparations that can be served to two, four or even six people at a time. The servings primarily differ to tailor requirements of foodies. Like for example, the Jumbo lobster tail dinner for two seems perfect for the mother-daughter duo. There is also a Maine lobster dinner for six to serve all your family members. 

If you still insist on cooking Maine lobsters on your own then go for a surf and turf lettuce wrap, a luxurious recipe, entailing a generous proportion of filet mignon and fresh meat of a black point Maine lobster. The recipe also accompanies a lot of veggies to cover up for the fatty contents. 

A super saucy lobster meal can’t simply do without the herbed lobster roll. It’s buttery, juicy and delicious and is paired with brioche rolls. 

If you want something more, you can simply go for the lobster paella Valencia for indulging in a Spanish treat. The mussels, the fleshy chicken thighs coupled with Maine lobsters make a perfect mother’s day dinner. 

Fine dining with mom becomes unforgettable when you lay your hands on curry lobster roll with shaved vegetables. The cilantro and lime juice add to an Asiatic essence which you may miss on lobster dishes prepared in a continental way. Actually, the cilantro adds to a certain refreshing essence. 

Now, you know how to go about impressing your Mom on Mother’s day. The celebrations will turn on a new meaning if you prepare these delicious recipes all on your own.