recipes from Adrienne Asher
Here’s an easy no-recipe recipe!
Seared Sea Scallops
Heat a pan until wickedly hot. Add a slick of oil, then your well-dried sea scallops (make sure they’re not touching one another). Cook for two minutes, then add some butter to the pan, letting it melt. Baste the scallops until the tops firm up and turn less translucent, one to three … Read more
Pesto Pasta with Prawns
2 portions / 744.4 calories, 57g fat, 10.48g net carbs, 43.2g protein
1 pound medium to large shrimp peeled and cleaned
1 cup fresh basil
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup pine nuts
Salt and black pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 package Kibun Healthy Noodles
1 tablespoon chopped … Read more
The cioppino at Anchor Oyster Bar in San Francisco is a showstopper — a beautiful, long-simmered tomato sauce thinned with clam juice and packed with a mix of excellent seafood. Work with whatever seafood is best where you are, though Dungeness crab in the shell is nonnegotiable says the Anchor’s owner and chef, Roseann Grimm, granddaughter of an Italian crab … Read more
Spicy Clam Pasta
Serves 4 // 450 calories, 38g fat, 19g protein, 6g net carbs
1 cup (3/4 oz.) basil leaves, loosely packed
1 cup Italian parsley leaves, loosely packed
2 small garlic cloves, minced
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
6 ounces bacon, cut into lardons
2 lbs. fresh hardshell clams—save the juice, add … Read more
I’ve simplified a recipe from the New York times Food section to make this a quick and easy weeknight meal.
North African Cod and Clams Stew
Serves 4 // 498 calories, 15g fat, 75g protein, 8g net carbs
2 pounds cod, cut into 12 (3-inch) chunks
Kosher salt and black pepper
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 large shallots, finely … Read more
Smoky Seafood Chowder
Serves 4 // 602 calories, 37g fat, 54g protein, 8g carbs
3 ounces bacon (about 3 to 4 slices), diced
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons dried onion flakes
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, more as needed
1/4 teaspoon hot smoked paprika
(If you don’t have hot smoked paprika, use 1/4 tsp sweet + 1/4 tsp cayenne)
1 … Read more