 Do you have any favorite seafood recipes? I found mine on the Internet. I absolutely love The Old Spaghetti Factory (I hope you're lucky enough to live near one!). The food is absolutely to die for! Anyway, they have a clam sauce that is so good that I order it every time I go. In fact, I don't think I've ever had their red sauce! haha. So, I came across a great seafood recipe on the `Net for The Old Spaghetti Factory's Spaghetti with Clam Sauce. I don't if this is the actual recipe. Regardless, I printed it out and my wife made it up. It is actually so doggoned close to the real thing, it's scary! Now, I have to have it at least once a month, otherwise I go through withdrawals! hehe. Here it is for you to enjoy: Old Spaghetti Factory Original Clam Sauce
Serving Size : 6
3 ounces butter
2 cloves garlic -- finely chopped
1/2 medium onion -- finely chopped
3 stalks celery -- finely chopped
3 tablespoons flour
2 six oz cans of clams -- chopped
1 quart half and half
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
1 teaspoon salt
Combine butter, garlic, onion and celery in a saucepan. Braise over medium-low heat until tender but not brown. Add the flour, and mix to make a roux. Drain clams, reserving juice. In a separate saucepan, combine clam juice, half-and-half, thyme and salt. Heat until just below boiling. Add to roux, and cook until sauce thickens. Add clams, stirring gently to mix through out the sauce. Serve over noodles.
| Just as a side note, I love to try and find recipes that come from my favorite places to eat out or are at least pretty darned close. It's sort of like a treasure hunt for me. If I can make the same goodies at home without the prices that go along with them, I'm all for it. If you like doing that, too, I know of a great book for you. It's called the Copycat Cookbook and has a ton of recipes from some of the best restaurants around. Is there a seafood recipe that you enjoy that you'd like to share with my readers? Something that makes your mouth water and you believe that every restaurant in the world should carry on their menu? Submit it here and pass along the extreme goodness. ;) |
