{"id":1289,"date":"2011-11-10T02:55:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T02:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2011-11-27T19:54:41","modified_gmt":"2011-11-27T19:54:41","slug":"three-sea-creatures-in-a-corn-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/three-sea-creatures-in-a-corn-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Sea Creatures in a Corn Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Sea-Creatures-in-a-Corn-Field.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1294\" title=\"Three Sea Creatures in a Corn Field\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Sea-Creatures-in-a-Corn-Field-580x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Sea-Creatures-in-a-Corn-Field-580x385.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Sea-Creatures-in-a-Corn-Field-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Sea-Creatures-in-a-Corn-Field.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>This dinner is one of my Mother-in-Law&#8217;s &#8220;Top Five&#8221; favorite Sunday Dinners.\u00a0 We call it <strong><em>Three Sea Creatures in a Corn Field<\/em><\/strong> because it is a mixture of seafood on CORN Pasta.\u00a0 This seafood is complemented by the corn pasta in the same way <a title=\"Shrimp &amp; Grits\" href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/shrimp-grits-a-savannah-favorite\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shrimp &amp; Grits<\/a> go together.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to prepare and will be enjoyed by all age segments of your family.\u00a0 The young kids were initially apprehensive about the crab claws &#8230;\u00a0 then completed to see who could eat the most!<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 Pounds &#8211; Extra Large Shrimp With Tails, 26-30 shrimp \/ pound, fresh or frozen<\/li>\n<li>1 Pound -Fresh Mahi Fillets, sliced into 3\/8&#8243; strips<\/li>\n<li>1 Pound &#8211; Marinated Blue Crab Claws, chilled and ready to eat<\/li>\n<li>1 Pound &#8211; Dried Corn Pasta<\/li>\n<li>1.5 Teaspoons &#8211; Salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 Teaspoons &#8211; Finely Ground Black Pepper<\/li>\n<li>1.5 Tablespoons &#8211; Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/li>\n<li>4 Cloves &#8211; Fresh Garlic, Minced<\/li>\n<li>1 Each &#8211; Medium Onion, Finely Diced<\/li>\n<li>3 Each &#8211; Celery Sticks, Finely Diced<\/li>\n<li>2 Each &#8211;\u00a0 Small Roma Tomatoes, Finely Diced<\/li>\n<li>1 to 2 Sticks &#8211; Butter, adjust to your liking<\/li>\n<li>2 Each Green Onions (Scallions), Thinly Sliced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Ingredients.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1295\" title=\"Three Fish Ingredients\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Ingredients-580x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Ingredients-580x385.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Ingredients-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Ingredients.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Begin by sauteing the onions, celery and garlic in the extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper over medium heat in a large skillet.<\/li>\n<li>As the onions and celery begin to become clear, boil the water for the pasta.<\/li>\n<li>Add the butter to the skillet and when it begins melt ant the pasta water begins to bubble, add the pasta to the boiling water. It will only take approximately 8 minutes to cook.<\/li>\n<li>At the same time, add the shrimp and mahi to the onion, garlic, celery, butter prepared skillet.<\/li>\n<li>Cook for a few minutes on each side until the shrimp turn a shrimp rich color and the mahi become white and flaky.\u00a0 This will take approximately 5 minutes on the first side.<\/li>\n<li>Flip the shrimp &amp; mahi and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>After your initial skillet of delicious shrimp and\/or mahi is cooked, repeat the skillet cooking until everyone is served.<\/li>\n<li>Top with the goodness of the onion, garlic, celery, tomato and butter mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with a side of chilled, marinated blue crab claws and top with thinly sliced scallion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Feeds 8 adults and a bunch of kids trained on McD&#8217;s Happy Meals.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Sliced-Mahi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1296\" title=\"Sliced Mahi\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Sliced-Mahi-580x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Sliced-Mahi-580x385.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Sliced-Mahi-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Sliced-Mahi.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Saute.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1297\" title=\"Three Fish Saute\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Saute-580x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Saute-580x385.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Saute-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Fish-Saute.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mahi-Cooking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1298\" title=\"Mahi Cooking\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mahi-Cooking-580x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mahi-Cooking-580x385.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mahi-Cooking-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mahi-Cooking.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Sea-Creatures-in-a-Corn-Field.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Three Sea Creatures in a Corn Field\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Three-Sea-Creatures-in-a-Corn-Field-580x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the evening, this is what the carnage looked like:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1299\" title=\"THE END\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/016-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/016-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/016-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/016.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This dinner is one of my Mother-in-Law&#8217;s &#8220;Top Five&#8221; favorite Sunday Dinners.\u00a0 We call it Three Sea Creatures in a Corn Field because it is a mixture of seafood on CORN Pasta.\u00a0 This seafood is complemented by the corn pasta in the same way Shrimp &amp; Grits go together. 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