by Dana Point Fish Company | Jan 1, 2015 | DPFishCo, Mussels, Recipes, Sauces & Condiments, Shellfish and Seafood Recipes, Soups and Chowders
Mussels in Fennel Sauce 6 dozen mussels (scrubbed, debearded)8 tablespoons butter (cut into pats, separated)2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots1 cup dry white wine1 cup finely chopped <a...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Jan 1, 2015 | Clams, DPFishCo, Fish Recipes, Lobster, Recipes, Shellfish and Seafood Recipes, Shrimp and Prawns
Cioppino is a stew that uses any number of mixed seafood, in their shells, cooked in a tomato based broth with red wine. It is messy and typically served with a bib in restaurants. Developed in the late 1800s to use up the catch hauled in by San Francisco fishermen,...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Jan 1, 2015 | Clams, DPFishCo, Recipes, Seafood, Shellfish and Seafood Recipes
Clam chowder is made today much the same way it was made a hundred years ago. Here are five different recipes for clam chowder to try that were published prior to 1925. And the cooks felt they each had the best recipe, quite notably “This chowder...
by Renee Shelton | Dec 30, 2014 | Angler's Kitchen, DPFishCo, Food Safety, Seafood
Wild caught shellfish is both delicious, and a fun sporting activity to do. However, shellfish, including those that come from aquafarming, can cause severe poisoning. Bivalves are all filter feeders, and with filter feeding comes the tendency to accumulate and store...
by John Shelton | Dec 28, 2014 | DPFishCo, Miscellaneous Finfish, Saltwater Finfish, Species ID
California Lizardfish – Synodus lucioceps Identifying Characteristics and Biology Elongated fish with cylindrical bodies. Lizard-like heads with good sized teeth. Silver bellies, with brownish mottling on their backs. Their fins are lighter, more yellow...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Dec 28, 2014 | DPFishCo, Mussels, Saltwater Shellfish, Seafood, Shellfish, Species ID, Univalves, Bivalves
Green-Lipped Mussels – Perna canaliculus. These are also known as New Zealand mussels, greenshell mussels, and kuku and kutai (New Zealand). Identifying Characteristics and Biology They are filter feeding bivalve mollusks, and are dioecious (uni-sexual)...
