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Feast of the Seven Fishes is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Feast of the Seven Fishes is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is part of the Italian-American Christmas Eve celebration, although it is not called that in Italy and is not a "feast" in the sense of "holiday," but rather a grand meal. Christmas Eve is a vigil or fasting day, and the abundance of seafood reflects the observance of abstinence from meat until the feast of Christmas Day itself. For many Italian Americans, the Feast of the Seven Fishes is a can't-miss Christmas tradition. Traditionally served for Christmas Eve dinner, this meal consists of a spread of seven different types of seafood, from appetizers to main courses—and it can last for hours!
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have feast of the seven fishes using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Feast of the Seven Fishes:
- Get 1/2 # Scallops
- Make ready 1/2 # skinless salmon fillet
- Make ready 1/2 Cup White Wine
- Take 1 Tbsp Olive oil
- Get 1/2 Cup water
- Get 1 Package Frozen Clams
- Take 1 Package Frozen Mussels in Garlic Sauce
- Prepare 1/2 Tin Anchovies with oil reserved
- Make ready 1 Medium Fennel Bulb, roughly diced
- Get 4 Tsp Minced Garlic
- Make ready 1 Tsp Orange Zest
- Prepare 1 (28 Oz.) Can San Marzano Tomatoes
- Prepare 1 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- Prepare 1/2 Package Frozen, Deveined Medium Shrimp
- Take 1/2 Fresh Cod Fillet
Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian Christmas Eve tradition. There are no hard rules about what to serve for this feast. Some people will tell you there should be seven courses. Others choose to prepare a couple types of fish in seven different ways.
Steps to make Feast of the Seven Fishes:
- Let scallops, salmon and fish come to room temp. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium high. Add scallops; cook 2 minutes a side, remove from the pan and keep warm. Cook peeled shrimp 2 minutes a side. Rough dice the fennel, and dice the fish fillets into 1/2 inch cubes.
- Add wine, 1/2 Cup water, to pan. Cook the frozen clams, and frozen mussels per the package directions in boiling water. Add reserved oil from the anchovy can to the pan with the anchovies and cook a couple minutes to disolve. Cook the diced fennel about 5 minutes. Add the cooked clams and mussels to the pan. Add garlic and orange zest. Cook about a minute. Add San Marzano tomatoes, with crushed red pepper, and break them up with a spoon.
- Reduce heat to medium low and simmer uncovered for 12 - 15 minutes. Nestle diced fish, scallops, and shrimp in the pot. Cook another 8 minutes until the fish cubes are opaque. Serve in bowls with torn brioche rolls to soak up the tomato-based broth.
Some people will tell you there should be seven courses. Others choose to prepare a couple types of fish in seven different ways. There are not always seven fishes, but there are always at least seven. Italian families do not adhere to the title of one of the most popular feasts. The meaning of the number seven is different depending on family tradition.
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