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Summery Clam Dishes & Fish Taco Recipes for the Weekend

Enjoy the sweet taste of clams and fresh fish tacos during the last days of summer.
-PJ Gach

Labor Day is looming over our shoulders; which means fall is coming. This weekend remind yourself how wonderful and tasty this summer's been with three 0cean inspired recipes. Chefs Hugue Dufour and Paula DaSilva partnered with Blue Point Brewing Co., to create clam-tastic recipes . Melissa Russo Stern of Organically Thin created healthy, organic fish tacos you'll fight over.

Recipes after the jump

Clam Fondue with Blue Point Toasted Lager
by Chef Hugue Dufour of M. Wells, New York City

Ingredients:
1 lb. littlenecks
4 shallots, sliced
6 twigs thyme
1 bottle Blue Point Toasted Lager
1/2 lb. old Missouri cheddar, grated
1/4 lb. butter
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 cups homemade croutons (recipe below)
Croutons
1 cups brioche, cut into chunks
½ recipe of garlic butter (1/2 lb. butter, ½ cup roasted garlic puree 1 tsp. of chili flakes, 1 tsp. oregano, salt to season. Whip butter with all ingredients).
Directions:
In a Dutch oven sweat shallots in butter with thyme. Add clams and Blue Point Toasted Lager. Cover and cook until they open, about five minutes.
Strain broth. Make slurry with a little water and cornstarch. Put liquid back into pot on high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add cheese. Whisk in slurry and cook for three minutes.
Dip in clams and croutons in the cheese fondue. Enjoy.
Serves 4

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Fish Tacos
Courtesy of Mia Russo Stern of Organically Thin

Ingredients:
8 Organic non-gmo corn tortillas
(wrap in foil and warm in a hot oven for about 5-10 minutes)
For the Fish:
1 lb atlantic cod
2 – 3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon of organic grass fed butter
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
pinch of sea salt and black pepper
juice from 1/2 lime or yuzu and the zest
The Accoutrement:
1 small box of kale (or any) microgreen/sprouts (about 1 cup)
1 small box of sunflower sprouts (about 1 cup)

Cabbage Slaw:
1 cup purple cabbage sliced thin
1/2 cup of cilantro, chopped fine
1 jalapeño, diced fine
1/2 red onion sliced into very thin shreds
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 lime, juiced and zested
1 tablespoon maple syrup
pinch of sea salt
black pepper
1/4 tsp granulated garlic

Local Clams, Blue Point Brewery Mosaic Session IPA & Orange Broth
by Chef Paula DaSilva of 3030 in Ft. Lauderdale

Ingredients:
4 dozen clams, rinsed well (6 clams per person)
½ cup Shallots (sliced)
8 ea Garlic cloves (smashed)
1 cup Blue Point Mosaic Session IPA
2 cups fish stock
2 Tbsp. Crème Fraiche
8 oz. European style butter, diced
2 each Oranges (peeled, cut into rounds)
4 Tbsp. Parsley leaves, picked
4 Tbsp. Olive oil
Directions:
In a large pan, sauté the garlic and shallots for a few seconds and then add the clams. Cook for another minute and add the Blue Point Mosaic Session IPA and then the fish stock.

Cook over medium-high heat until all of the clams are open. Add the orange segments, followed by the crème fraiche and butter.

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