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usonian

(13,618 posts)
Sun Dec 24, 2023, 01:30 PM Dec 2023

Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes (Vigil of Christmas)

https://www.epicurious.com/holidays-events/italian-seafood-recipes-for-the-feast-of-the-seven-fishes-gallery
The traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner includes at least seven different types of seafood. And with these all-star recipes, you’ve got plenty to choose from.

BY MEREDITH STETTNER AND THE EDITORS OF EPICURIOUS
December 6, 2022


Looking for recipes for your Feast of the Seven Fishes menu? We’ve got you covered with our best Italian and Italian American seafood recipes. This traditional Christmas Eve dinner, also called La Vigilia, features at least seven seafood courses, paying homage to the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic church. Here you’ll find briny baccalà, quick-cooking clams, San Francisco’s favorite seafood stew, and much, much more.

Seafood dishes are known for their speedy cook time, and these recipes are no exception. Many also happen to be effortless, giving you more time to focus on Christmas cookies and other holiday desserts.


Fabulous pictures at the site. I'll just run down the menu items.

I selected ones an Italian family might actually prepare (or ones I wish the family did prepare)
The original list was 53 items, a bit much!
PICK ANY SEVEN

* Shrimp Scampi
* Italian Fish and Vegetable Stew
* Roasted Garlic and Parmesan Baked Halibut
* Clams Casino
* Pasta With 15-Minute Garlic, Oil, and Anchovy Sauce (yes, Aglio e Olio)
* Cod With Fennel and Orange (or just baccala in tomato sauce)
* Linguine With Clam Sauce
* Cioppino Seafood Stew With Gremolata Toasts
* Anchovy Toasts
* Fried Shrimp
* Rock Shrimp Pasta With Spicy Tomato Sauce
* Spaghetti With Mussels and White Beans
* Garlicky Buttery Scallops
* Mussels With White Wine
* Sardines
* Fried Squid With Aioli
* Gamberoni Alla Casalinga Siciliana

Lots more at the site.


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Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes (Vigil of Christmas) (Original Post) usonian Dec 2023 OP
I'll be going to my brother's for dinner tonight, my sister-in-law does the seven fishes dinner Walleye Dec 2023 #1

Walleye

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1. I'll be going to my brother's for dinner tonight, my sister-in-law does the seven fishes dinner
Sun Dec 24, 2023, 01:36 PM
Dec 2023

Thanks for the recipes, getting my appetite going.I decided to contribute something to the appetizer with cream cheese and Nova Scotia salmon spread.

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