seafood essentials: creamy garlic sauce

How To Make seafood essentials: creamy garlic sauce

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  You will need a good size skillet to make this recipe.
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  The seafood in this recipe is up to you. I have made this dish with jumbo shrimp, good sized scallops, bite size pieces of cod and halibut, and squid, and they all came out delicious.
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  No oyster sauce? You could use sweet soy sauce, hosin sauce, or a combination of hosin and soy sauces. No tamari sauce, or liquid aminos? You could use regular soy sauce (low sodium, if you have it). No pineapple juice? You could use some grapefruit juice, or even orange juice. No coconut sugar? You could use regular brown or white granulated sugar. No white wine? Now that is a shame. You could use filtered water, but you will want to up the spices. No hot sauce? You could use something like Sriracha. No half & half You could use regular milk. No white pepper? You could use black pepper. Note on substitutions: Any time you sub one ingredient for another it is going to impact the flavor of the recipe; however, if you do not have a needed ingredient, or you just do not care for one of them, these substitutions will give you a great dish, and try to keep it as true as possible to the original.
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  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  In a large mixing bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients, except the half & half, whisk to combine, and reserve.
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  Add the butter and oil to a large skillet over medium heat.
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  When the butter melts and stops foaming, give the pan swirl, and add the seafood.
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  Depending on what you are cooking, let the seafood get to the point of almost being fully cooked, then remove from the pan and reserve.
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  Add the mushrooms and onions to the pan, sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper, and cook over medium heat until the mushrooms give up their moisture, and the onions have softened, about 8 – 10 minutes.
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  You might need a bit of extra oil.
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  Add the garlic and stir an additional 60 seconds.
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  Add the sauce (but not the half & half) and simmer until reduced by about half, 7 – 9 minutes.
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  Add the half & half and simmer, while stirring, for an additional 2 – 3 minutes.
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  Taste the sauce, and add more salt and pepper, if needed.
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  Add the seafood, and allow it to reheat, about 1 minute.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Serve over rice or noodles with some crusty bread to sop up all that yummy sauce. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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