NE Breeze sunshine Conch Chowder

NE Breezes and a low tide at midday and it will rise in the afternoon. The ocean is calm and the water temp is cool. with lots of sunshine at hollywood beach.

Conch chowder

Conch 8, -sliced, chopped small & pounded

Bacon, ½ pound, diced

Onions 2 - diced

Garlic, 5 cloves - diced

Potatoes, medium - 3 diced

Green pepper - 1 diced

Tomatoes 2 cans - 1 lb each

Tomato paste - 1 can

Hot water - 2 qts.

White vinegar - 2 TBL

Oregano - 1 tsp

Bay leaves - 10

Basil 1 tsp

Poultry seasoning - 1 tsp

Kosher salt -to taste

Fresh ground black pepper - to taste

Tabasco sauce - to taste

Fry the bacon until crisp and remove. In the fat mix and cook all the ingredients except to potatoes in the bacon fat. Add the tomatoe & water & conch

And cook for about 3 hours until conch is tender

For the last 15 minutes add the potatoes and cook until done

EAST WINDS - RAIN - Avocado & Barley salad

East winds and rain make a cool & dreary saturday at hollywood beach. the tide is fine for swimming but the water is choppy and ccol.

AVOCADO , BARLEY & BACON SALAD


Barley - 1/2 cup
Bacon - 4 slices
Avocado 1, -iced
Corn - frozen, thawed - 1/2 cup
Peas - frozen, thawed - 1/2 cup
Red onion - chopped - 1/2 cup
Tomatoes, fresh diced - 1 cup
Chicken, roasted -light & dark shredded - 2 cups
Chicken stock - 1 cup
Kosher Salt
Black pepper, fresh ground


Cook the barley in about 2 cups of water. When the water is almost evaporated add a cup of chicken stock and let it cook down. Let the barley cool.
Fry the bacon crisp. Let it cool and break into small pieces

Mix this all together with the corn, peas, red onion and tomatoes in a large bowl.
Now toss in your chicken pieces and toss

Drizzle on a dressing of simple 1/2 and 1/2 olive oil and vinegar whisked with a couple of pinches of salt and pepper to taste. Toss this salad again, lightly and serve with some crusty fresh bread.

NE BREEZES , MELLOW BEACH - TUNA CASSEROLE

The light breezes will keep the temp of the air in the mi 70's. lots of sun on hollywood beach and the ocean is fine for swimming.

TUNA CASSEROLE (quick and simple)

Tuna, canned 4 oz. - 3, drain and break apart with fork

Egg noodles, No Yoke - 4 oz dry. - boil

Pimentos - ¼ cup

Scallions - 2 TBL , diced

Parmazon cheese - 1 cup grated

Condensed cream of mushroom soup - 1 10 oz can

Fresh frozen peas - 1 cup

Italian bread crumbs - 1 cup

Preheat oven to 375. Use a 1 ½” deep casserole dish, greased

Mix together the cooked pasta , tuna, Parmazon, mushroom soup base and the peas and scallions and bake for about twenty minutes

Sprinkle the top of the dish with bread crumbs and more parmazon and bake for another 5 minutes

NE Breezes good swimming - breaded shrimp in garlic butter

Light NE breezes and good swimming along hollywood beach meet all beachgoers today.

Breaded shrimp in butter/vermouth sauce

Shrimp, cooked - 5 cups

sauce

Butter, melted - cup

Garlic 2 cloves - minced

Italian parsley chopped ½ cup

Paprika - ½ tsp

Cayenne pepper - pinch

Sea salt - ½ tsp

Vermouth , dry - 2/3 cup

Bread crumbs 2 cups

Mix together the butter, garlic, parsley, paprika, cayenne ,vermouth and toss wirh the bread crumbs

Place the shrimp in a baking dish 11x7x1 ½”, spoon on the sauce with the butter, etc. bake in a slow oven of 325 for about 20 minutes or till the crumbs are brown.

SE winds and clouds - asparagus & cannellini beans

hollywood beach is overcast today and the winds are blowing, the tide will be dropping most of the day.

Spring Asparagus & Cannellini beans

　

Asparagus ½ pound (young and tender) – cut into 2" pieces

Onion, ¼" rounds – sliced in half

Garlic, 4 cloves – chopped

Mushrooms, 1 cup – sliced

Cannellini beans, can – 20 oz

Italian parsley, ½ cup – chopped

Lime juice – ½ lime

Clam juice – 4 oz

Butter – 2 TBL

Olive oil – 3 TBL

Basil, dry – 1 tsp

Chili Stuff Chili Mix – 1 tsp

Mushroom soup – ½ can

Black pepper, fresh ground

　

Steam asparagus for a couple of minutes until tender but still bright green

Remove from heat, rinse with cold water, and squeeze on the juice of ½ lime.

At the same time sauté the sliced onions and garlic in olive oil in a good sized pot until they become translucent. Add the mushrooms, butter and clam juice.

As soon ast the mushrooms change color and look like they are cooking add the mushroom soup and stir.

Pour in the cannelloni beans and season with chili mix and basil.

Add steamed asparagus and stir around. As soon as the asparagus is up to temperature mix in the chopped Italian parsley and fresh ground black pepper

Serve with crusty French bread and cool wine.

DRizzly morning and a good afternoon - Roast Duck

Not much breeze today but the sky is overcast in the a.m. and the wethaer should clear in the afternoon with good sun. the water level will get shallower as the day progresses with low tide about 5 p.m.

Roast Duck

Duck – 5 lb

Green Apple – 1 chopped small

Raisins – 2 handfuls

Celery – 2 stalks, diced

Onion, medium, diced

Chili Stuff Chili Mix

Kosher salt

　

Stuffing

Equal amounts of apple, onion, and celery mixed together in a large bowl with a couple handfuls of raisins

Rinse duck. Dry inside and sprinkle cavity with salt and chili mix. Fill cavity with the stuffing. Close skin over and secure. Place duck, breast side up on a rack in a shallow pan. Cook in a slow oven preheated to 325 for 20 to 30 minutes per pound.

Baste with pan drippings every so often so the skin gets nice and crispy brown. Remove from oven and let stand for about ten minutes before slicing.

Light NE breezes - duck wraps

Cool breezes from the NE continue along hollywood beach and the ocean is great for swimming. Lots of sunshine.

DUCK WRAPS FOR ANYTIME

Can be made ahead of time and chilled

Serve with a dipping sauce

Roasted Duck – legs and breast – shred

English cucumber – 4" sections, julienne into ¼" slices

Scallions – 8 – green part, julienne into strips about 4" long

Fresh Mint leaves – handful, stemmed & julienne

Baby arugula - julienne

Flour tortillas

Chili Stuff Chili Mix

Parmesan cheese, fresh grated

Kosher salt

Black pepper, fresh ground