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speakerlust
09-21-2007, 01:23 PM
Years ago I lived in New Orleans and worked in the shipyards there. I was part of a project to convert two ships, "The Fred Newman" and the, "Marenostrum", two old WW11 165 foot Navy tenders into commercial shrimping vessels. They weren't exactly aircraft carriers, but for a kid only 21 years old that had been working at the SunRunner boat plant in Spokane Washington, they were huge !!! ----- I stayed with my sister and brother in law while there. My brother in law Corey was a chef trained in Hawaii where he was from, and he worked in a 5 star restaurant, "A court of Two Sisters".
I have always been a real seafood lover so I asked him if he would teach me one really good seafood dish, and this is what he taught me. It's called, "Linguini Cachico" and it contains, shrimp, crab, scallops, boiled down heavy cream, garlic and butter ---- And of course, don't forget the linguini and the secret ingredient ??? ------ First you take a pound of raw shrimp in the shell, and boil them on low in distilled water in a really large skillet , Just barely covered with water 5 minutes. Then you remove them from the pan and shell them. Save the boiling water, add the shrimp shells and continue to heat it until the water is almost boiled away. Now remove the shells and turn the boiling water off for now. Mince 6 garlic sections and add to a large skillet with 1 cup of real butter, now add the peeled shrimp and scallops. Saute on medium low for 10 minutes. Turn heat off and add one cup of, "real" crabmeat, not from a can either. Stir together and pour into the large skillet with the shrimp water in it. Use a spatula to scrape as much of the butter from the saute skillet as you can. Turn the now loaded skillet to medium and heat for 5 minutes. Now add two cups of heavy cream, and turn heat down to medium low, and stir constantly for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low and add the secret ingredient, Purchase nutmeg seed in the bottle that comes with the little metal shredder in the bottle with it, and grind 50% of the bottle into the pan. Stir in well, turn heat off completely and cover. Now boil 16 ounces of linguini noodles in a large pot using distilled water. The time that it takes to cook the linguini, is your timer for how long to keep your sauce covered. Once the linguini is cooked to, "your" desired firmness, drain and add to the sauce. You will need a large bowl such as a stainless steel salad tossing bowl. Let stand one hour in the bowl, covered. Serve with your favorite whine and Texas Toast ..................
Picture for added effects only --- of course not the dish in discription ......
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240sx4u
09-21-2007, 02:02 PM
Thanks for the title. now I am craving seafood.

Nice recipie, seems like something i may get right on the fourth shot LOL.

Evan

speakerlust
09-21-2007, 02:13 PM
Thanks for the title. now I am craving seafood.

Nice recipie, seems like something i may get right on the fourth shot LOL.

Evan

It is really tasty:yes: ------ I have cheated much over the years by buying fake crab meat, a tub of sour cream, a brick of cream cheese, margarine, a can of olives and a few shrimp. Simply nuke one stick of butter
or margarine, along with the sour cream and cream cheese in a large bowl with a plate over it so it doesn't, "SPLAT" all over the microwave. Add a can of olives, the crab meat, a dozen shrimp, "Pre-Cooked" of course" ----
and your pretty much ready... All except for the garlic powder and nutmeg.
Make sure to always use the do it yourself nutmeg and use the shredder that comes with it. ----- I as well have deviated from the linguini and I used spiral noodles instead ----- To me, the original recipe has to be one of the tastiest meals that I have ever had, but the nuke-em shortcut that I do sometimes, is more realistic for me to do more often. I seem to be better at the eating part of food than the cooking:yes:
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ehoove
09-21-2007, 02:48 PM
:banana::banana:Thanks for the recipe! Sounds like a wonderful dish, will fresh Maryland Blue Crab work!:banana::banana:
Regards,
Jim

emoxley
09-21-2007, 02:53 PM
If any of you NC folks are "Craving Seafood", or anyone in a nearby state, that doesn't mind a road trip, the NC Seafood Festival is Oct. 5-7, in Morehead City. I've never been, but hope we can go this year. My wife has wanted to go every year, but ended up having to work. She's at a different job now, and hopes we can make it. If we do, I'll eat so much shrimp, I'll hurt (a good thing)! :D

jimfet
09-21-2007, 03:07 PM
I'll eat so much shrimp, I'll hurt (a good thing)! :D

Good God Man! Use your relief valve.

speakerlust
09-21-2007, 03:12 PM
:banana::banana:Thanks for the recipe! Sounds like a wonderful dish, will fresh Maryland Blue Crab work!:banana::banana:
Regards,
Jim

Maryland Blue Crab ??? :nutz:
Yes, I'm sure that will be delicious !!!
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