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Roasted Shellfish with Coriander, Fennel, and Meyer Lemon

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Roasted Shellfish with Coriander, Fennel, and Meyer Lemon

Roasted Shellfish with Coriander, Fennel, and Meyer Lemon

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Equipment

  • - Roasting Pan: Ideal for evenly cooking shellfish with high heat conduction.

  • - Oven Mitts: For safely handling hot pans during roasting.

  • - Cutting Board: Useful for preparing ingredients such as fennel and coriander before cooking.

  • - Chef's Knife: For cutting various ingredients prior to roasting the shellfish.

  • - Mixing Spoon or Spatula: To mix Meyer lemons, coriander, and other ingredients.

  • - Baking Sheet (Alternative): Used for spreading shellfish evenly if a roasting pan is too large.

  • - Lemon Squeezer or Fresh Meyer Lemon: For extracting juice from lemons directly.

  • - Digital Meat Thermometer (Alternative): Useful for ensuring proper cooking of the shellfish with precision.

  • - Garlic Press (Optional): Handy for mincing garlic, if required by the recipe.

  • - Mandoline Slicer (Optional): For creating uniform slices as per recipe adjustments.

  • - Oven-Safe Garnishing Tray or Rack: To display and garnish cooked shellfish attractively after roasting.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds

  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 2 pounds stone crab claws or Canadian snow crab legs, shells cracked with mallet or cut with scissors

  • 8 farmed Manila clams or quahogs (about 1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed

  • 16 farmed mussels, scrubbed, debearded

  • 1/2 cup chopped shallots

  • 1/2 cup dry white wine

  • 1/3 cup fresh Meyer lemon juice or 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice and 1/4 cup fresh orange juice

  • 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter

  • Chopped fresh chives

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 500°F. Process coriander seeds and fennel seeds in spice grinder or coffee mill until coarsely ground. Place heavy large roasting pan over 2 burners and heat over medium heat. Add ground coriander and fennel seeds and stir 1 minute. Add olive oil, cracked crab, Manila clams, and mussels; stir to coat. Place pan in oven. Roast until crab is heated through and clams and mussels open, stirring occasionally and transferring clams and mussels to platter as they open, about 10 minutes.
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Instruction 2

Using tongs, transfer crab, clams, and mussels to platter (discard any clams and mussels that do not open); tent with foil to keep warm. Heat same pan over 2 burners over high heat. Add shallots and wine and boil 1 minute. Add lemon juice and boil until sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Whisk in butter. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over shellfish. Sprinkle with chives and serve.
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