Tips For Preparing Seafood
It is very easy and fun to prepare a seafood dish and one should remember that seasoning is the most important thing in a seafood dish.
The seasoning is the most vital element in the preparation of seafood. The main seasoning that I use when I prepare dishes like grilled shrimp is called Tony’s. Tony’s can be found at any local store such as Wal-Mart or Albertson’s. I usually sprinkle the seasoning on the meat of the dish I am preparing before, during and after I prepare it.
When I am planning to have friends and family over for a grilling night, I like to grill shrimp. I like to season my shrimp, I have found that lemon pepper seasoning is very popular with everyone. By seasoning the shrimp with spices or lemon juice while it is grilling you can add a little more zest. For a tangier flavor, substitute limes in place of lemons. Once the shrimp are done, I put them on a plate and lightly season them for added taste.
Some people only season them once or twice, but if you season them three times the flavor stays with the food the whole time you are preparing it and it never leaves the food before you serve it. Clam chowder is the one recipe where this rule doesn’t apply since it should just be seasoned with a dash of salt and Tony’s. In addition, clam chowder retains more of its flavor since it is a soup recipe. As long as you put the seasoning in the water or liquid of the soup or gumbo you are preparing then the flavor will stay more than if you have to remove a food from the water like you do with grilled shrimp.
Crab soup is more fluid than clam chowder when it comes to soup-like dishes. Crab soup should be prepared with small bits of crab meat instead of large chunks of it. Once again, seasoning is important. Put in a dash of Tony’s, salt and pepper, plus a squeeze of lemon, and your guests will ask for seconds when you serve seafood dishes.
