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    From Carol Shenkenberger@1:275/100 to Dave Drum on Thursday, September 05, 2024 22:01:18
    Hi Dave,

    I have two in mind.

    1: spice blends, all different cuisines. Add suggested uses.

    2: simple air fryer iseas. No huge convection stuff or battered recipes, just dry rubs. to lightly corn meal and egg okra types as a general idea of complexity.

    Like them or one of them?

    xxcarol
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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Carol Shenkenberger on Friday, September 06, 2024 06:08:00
    Carol Shenkenberger wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    I have two in mind.

    1: spice blends, all different cuisines. Add suggested uses.

    2: simple air fryer iseas. No huge convection stuff or battered
    recipes, just dry rubs. to lightly corn meal and egg okra types as a general idea of complexity.

    Like them or one of them?

    For now I'm going to move all of the Gourment/Bon Apetit/Epicurious stuff
    to its own database as I seldom access or post those recipes. I've already
    got NYTimes and Taste of Home databases.

    You may not like this as it calls for lemon. But, it's on-topic. Bv)=

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    Title: Lobster & Shrimp Bisque
    Categories: Seafood, Soups, Vegetables, Dairy, Citrus
    Yield: 6 Servings

    16 c Water
    1 1/2 c Dry white wine
    2 x 1 1/4 lb live lobsters
    3/4 lb Large shrimp; shelled,
    - reserving shells, and
    - deveined
    2 md Onions
    1 Fennel bulb; chopped
    - reserving fronds
    4 lg Carrots; chopped
    1 Celery rib; chopped
    2 Bay leaves
    3/4 ts Dried thyme; crumbled
    1/4 c Fresh parsley sprigs
    1/4 ts Black peppercorns
    1 Navel orange's zest;
    - removed in strips with a
    - vegetable peeler
    3 cl Garlic; minced
    2 tb Olive oil
    1/4 ts Saffron threads
    28 oz Can whole tomatoes; drained,
    - chopped
    1/4 c Heavy cream
    1 1/2 tb Pernod
    1 tb Fresh lemon juice

    In a large (5 to 6 quart) kettle combine water and 1 cup
    wine and bring to a boil. Plunge lobsters into liquid
    headfirst and return liquid to a boil. Simmer lobsters,
    covered, 9 minutes. With tongs plunge lobsters immediately
    into cold water to stop cooking, reserving cooking liquid.

    Working over a bowl to catch the juices, twist off tails
    and claws and reserve juices. Discard tomalley, head sacs,
    and any roe and remove meat from tails and claws,
    reserving it separately.

    To reserved cooking liquid add lobster shells, reserved
    lobster juices and shrimp shells, 1 onion, quartered, 1
    cup fennel, half of carrots, celery, 1 bay leaf, thyme,
    parsley, peppercorns, and zest. Simmer mixture gently,
    uncovered, skimming froth occasionally, 1 1/4 hours.

    Strain stock through a large sieve set over a large bowl
    and pour into cleaned kettle. Boil stock until reduced to
    about 6 cups and return to bowl. Stock, cooked lobster,
    and shelled raw shrimp keep, covered separately and
    chilled, 1 day.

    In a kettle cook remaining onion, chopped fine, remaining
    1 cup fennel, remaining carrots, remaining bay leaf,
    garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in oil over moderate
    heat, stirring, until vegetables are softened.

    Add remaining 1/2 cup wine and boil until mostly
    evaporated. Add saffron, tomatoes, and shellfish stock and
    simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Add shrimp and reserved
    lobster claw meat (reserving tail meat) and simmer 2
    minutes, or until shrimp are cooked through. Remove soup
    from heat and remove 6 shrimp, reserving them. Discard bay
    leaf.

    In a blender puree soup in batches until smooth,
    transferring as it is pureed to a very fine sieve set over
    a saucepan. Force soup through sieve, pressing hard on
    solids, and whisk in cream, Pernod, and salt and pepper to
    taste. Heat bisque over moderate heat until hot (do not
    boil) and stir in lemon juice.

    Chop fine reserved shrimp and lobster tail meat and divide
    among heated soup bowls. Ladle soup over shellfish and
    garnish with reserved fennel fronds.

    Makes about 7 cups.

    Gourmet | March 1994

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