• Avocado and Prawn Cocktail

• Broiled Salmon with Rhubarb Red Wine Sauce

• Buttery Barbecue-style Shrimp

• Caramelized Shrimp

• Choucroute Marinire

• Chris Halpin's Kataifi Crab Cakes with Cajun Mayo

• Dungeness Crab and Scallop Sausage with Pickled Salad

• Ellen Kelly's Fish Cakes

• Eric Giesbrecht's Crab Cakes

• Fried Sole with Pomegranate Molasses Chermoula

• Gail Norton's Lobster Cakes

• Green Prawn Curry

• Halibut in Coconut Sauce

• Halibut Tagine with Sweet Onions, Ginger and Saffron

• Hand-peeled Shrimp with Pink Grapefruit, Mayonnaise and Olive Oil

• Janice Beaton's Crab Cakes with Spicy Mayo

• Lemongrass Curry with Shrimp, Tomatoes and Spinach

• Lobster Ravioli with Citrus Butter Sauce

• Louisiana Crawfish Macque Choux

• Matthew Altizer's Creamy Crab Croquettes

• Mushroom and Shrimp Bruschetta

• Mussel, Pomegranate and Walnut Salad

• Mussels with Garlic and Preserved Lemon Cream

• Mussels with Leeks, Shallots and Grant s Whisky Cream Sauce

• Pan Seared Pickerel, Citrus Salad and Saffron Vanilla Sauce

• Pan-roasted Halibut or Sablefish with Spiced Honey Gastrique

• Pan-Roasted Salmon with Tomato/Olive Chutney

• Pan-Seared Coriander-Crusted Crab Cakes with Roasted Ginger Aioli and Mixed Greens with Chaat Vinaigrette

• Prawns with Pumpkin Seed Salsa

• Quick Red Curry with Tuna, Potato and Peas

• Roasted Trout with Artichokes, Hazelnuts and Pancetta

• Salmon Ceviche with Prawns and Lime

• Scallop Ceviche with Thai Mango and Apple Slaw

• Scallops with Wild Mushroom Sherry Cream Sauce

• Seafood Basil Stir-fry

• Seared Ahi Tuna with Avocado and Radish

• Seared Calamari with Fresh Tomato Basil Salsa

• Seared Scallops on Pulled Pork Mascarpone Risotto

• Steamed Clams Puttanesca

• Thai Green Curry with Prawns and Spinach

• The Wakefield Inn Oyster Burger

• Tilapia in Roasted Mustard Seed and Salt Crust with Mussel and Shrimp Mariniere

• Tuna Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

Caramelized Shrimp

Nov/Dec 2008
Adapted from a recipe in East West Food, a collection of recipes from ten chefs. Savoury caramel is almost better than sweet caramel. Almost.

Caramel Sauce
½ c. brown sugar
¼ c. fish sauce (nuoc mam/nam pla) quality, like Golden Boy or Aroy-D
¼ c. water

Boil ingredients until sugar dissolves and sauce is slightly thickened. Reserve.

Caramelized Shrimp
Vegetable oil
2 t. minced garlic
½ onion, sliced thin
16 large, peeled, de-veined shrimp
½ t. pepper
1 – 2 t. chile oil or chile paste
4 green onions, sliced into 1-inch pieces
Lettuce leaves & lime slices for serving

Heat oil in a wok. Add the garlic and onion and fry until golden. Add the shrimp, pepper, chili oil or paste, onions and 3 tablespoons of the caramel. Stir-fry until the shrimp turn pink and curl. Don’t overcook. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves and squeeze lime over. Drizzle with a bit more caramel. Serves 4 as an appetizer or 2 as a main dish with rice.