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Manhattan Oyster Chowder | The Sportsman’s Table

Ed Dombrowski of Lee’s Farmers Market in Murrells Inlet SC shows Bob how he makes his Manhattan style Oyster Chowder.

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Manhattan Oyster Chowder

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 dozen oysters, shucked with liquor reserved
  • 2 slices bacon, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • Dash red pepper flakes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 114.1 ounce can Pomi chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 2 Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley

Procedure:

In a medium sized Dutch oven, cook bacon over
medium heat until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp.
Remove bacon from pot and reserve. Add onion,
celery, red bell pepper and carrots and sauté until the
onion and celery are tender, about 10 minutes. Add
garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Deglaze
pot with white wine. Add red pepper flakes, bay leaf,
thyme, Pomi tomatoes, chicken stock and potatoes.

Strain oysters with a fine mesh sieve to ensure there
are no shell fragments. Add oyster liquor to the soup
(about 1/2 cup), but don’t add oysters yet. Simmer
soup until potatoes and carrots are tender, about 45
minutes. Add oysters and parsley and simmer until the
oysters begin to curl, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add bacon
bits and serve immediately.

Shrimp & Avocado Toast | The Sportsman’s Table

Kenny Robertson of Lee’s Farmers Market in Murrells Inlet SC has a great Certified SC Shrimp recipe using Avocados.

Lee's Farmers Market

Shrimp and Avocado Toast with Roasted Corn and Tomato 

Ingredients

  • 1 leaf Crusty Italian Bread (sliced)
  • ½ lb. Carolina Shrimp (Peeled and deveined)
  • 1 Large Hass Avocado
  • ¼ cup Red Onion (fine diced)
  • 1 ear Sweet Corn (shucked and boiled for 4 minutes)
  • 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp. Fresh Cilantro (chopped) *save a little for garnish
  • 1 tbsp. good Olive Oil
  • 1 Whole Lemon (juiced and divided in 2 equal parts)
  • 2 tbsp. White Wine
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Paprika

Procedure:

Turn burner on to medium-high. While pan is heating, toss shrimp in a little olive oil, add salt and pepper and paprika.  Toss shrimp in the hot pan and arrange so not touching each other.  Cook 1-2 minutes or until they are nicely seared (do not stir until the first side has good color). 

Deglace pan with white wine, remove from heat once wine has reduced.

In a bowl, mash the avocado, ½ the lemon juice and a ¼ tsp of salt and pepper together. Set aside in refrigerator. 

Char the corn on gas burner or with a torch.  Allow to cool and remove kernels from cob into a bowl.  Quarter the cherry tomatoes and add to the corn. Add red onion, cilantro, the other half of the lemon juice, tsp. olive oil and salt and pepper (to taste).  Chop the cooked shrimp and add to the mix. 

Toast your bread slices. 

Spread the avocado mixture on your toasts and add the shrimp, tomato, and corn salad on top.

Garnish with cilantro. Enjoy!

Shrimp of the Gods | The Sportsman’s Table

Chef Ed Dombrowski of Lee’s Farm in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina has a Greek Mediterranean dish he calls “Shrimp of the Gods!” Will Bob think it’s heavenly?

Lee's Farmers Market

Mediterranean Shrimp aka Shrimp of the Gods

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1lb shrimp
  • 1 Tomato diced
  • 1 shallot diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced 
  • 1 cup fresh spinach chopped
  • 1/2 cup greek olives
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese
  • 1/2 lemon
  • Olive oil
  •  3 tbl Butter
  • Fresh dill chopped
  • 1/4 tsp chili flakes
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

Season shrimp with salt and pepper and set aside.  
Preheat a sauté pan on medium heat then add oil to cost pan.
Add shallots and garlic. Sauté for about 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes, olives and chili flakes. Stir and cook for 2 mins.
Add shrimp and squeeze lemon, cook until pink.
Add spinach and cheese. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
Transfer to plates and top with fresh dill. 

Serve with crusty bread

Pork Rib Sandwich | The Sportsman’s Table

Today we find out that our chef Ed Dombrowski of Lee’s Farm in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina is a big fan of smoking meats. He’s brought some smoked pork today to make a rib sandwich.

Chicken with Strawberry Salsa

Chef Ed Dombrowski of Lee’s Farm has a great dish with fresh local SC grown items. Ed’s cooking up a Summer dish with a chicken breast covered with a chili lime, breading and sautéed in pecan oil. Then he’ll finish it off with a Summer strawberry balsamic salsa.

Seared Duck Breast with Cherry Sauce | The Sportsman”s Table

Joining Bob for this recipe is our old friend Chef Ed Drombroski of Lee’s Farmers Market in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. For all the duck hunters out there, we’re cooking up a pan seared duck breast with a quick, simple sauce and some winter greens. Here in South Carolina, spinach is a winter green. Plus Ed’s got a unique spicy cherry sauce to give it some kick. Yum!

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Certified SC Grown

Mediterranean Shrimp Scampi over Zucchini Noodles | The Sportsman’s Table

Bob is in Murrells Inlet SC at the Wicked Tuna restaurant with Ed Drombroski of Lee’s Farmers Market. Ed serves up an exciting dish, Mediterranean Shrimp Scampi over Zucchini Noodles.

Mediterranean Shrimp Scampi over Zucchini Noodles

Serves 2

  • 1 lb fresh shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 2 medium fresh zucchini (spiraled with a vegetable spiral or a bag of frozen zucchini noodles)
  • 1 lemon (juiced)
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 2 tbl cooking oil
  • 6 oz white wine
  • 1 each small red and yellow bell pepper
  • 6 oz crumbled feta cheese
  • Salt and pepper

Heat sauté pan on medium heat, add 1/2 stick of butter and the oil. When melted, add garlic and peppers. Sauté for 1 minute. Add the shrimp , sauté shrimp until pink turning them once. Add wine, rest of butter, lemon juice and stir. Add the zucchini noodle and half the feta and toss with all ingredients until noodle dressed with the sauce. When zucchini noodle are hot, transfer to a platter or serving bowl. Sprinkle the remainder of the feta and lemon zest on top. Serve with crusty bread.

Blue Crab and Grits Recipe

For the sauce

  • 2 cups of your favorite Grits
  • ( I used Geechie Boy blue grits from Edisto Island SC)
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¾ cup white wine, Chardonnay
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2oz diced candied jalapenos
  • 1 pound jumbo lump crab meat
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • kosher salt
  • For lemon and garlic topping
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest, from 1 medium lemon

Instructions

Cook Grits according to package directions.

In large pan over medium high heat melt butter in olive oil. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly, until fragrant. Add white wine, lemon juice and candied jalapenos. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer and cook for 8 minutes. Add lump crab meat and stir to mix well. Add ½ cup of Parmesan and kosher salt; stir. Pour sauce over the grits. Top with Lemon Zest, Garlic, Parsley and some more Parmesan cheese (optional)and serve.

SERVES 4

Chef Ed Dombrowski
Lees Farmers Market
Murrells Inlet, SC

Drunken Shrimp Recipe

Drunken Shrimp Recipe – Chef Ed Dombrowski
serves 4

Cooking Drunken Shrimp
  • 1-1/4 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 tbl coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup local beer
  • 1 med onion diced
  • 2 scallions chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbl fresh ginger, minced
  • 3 tbl ketchup
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp water
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes, optional
  • 2 cups of cooked Carolina Rice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Heat coconut oil in a large skillet over high heat, stir in onion, garlic, and ginger just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the shrimp, salt, and black pepper, and cook and stir until the shrimp is slightly pink, about 2 minutes. Stir in the beer, ketchup, and sugar, and bring the sauce to a boil.

Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, and stir into the boiling sauce. Cook until the sauce returns to a boil and thickens, the shrimp are bright pink on the outside, about 5 minutes. Place rice in bowl and spoon shrimp and sauce on top then Sprinkle with the green onions.