New Year’s Eve Seafood Feast
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
2y ago
New Year’s Eve party at our house always involves a seafood feast. There maybe mussels or clams, sometimes lobster or shrimp, sometimes all of them. One thing I always make, and everyone anticipates having, are my crab cakes. I have seen allot of crab cakes, and I have made allot of crab cakes, from classic to crazy. When it comes to crab cakes I serve to my family and friends the rule is that it is all about the crab, keep it simple. A few simple tips; – When it comes to breading/binder I use the least amount possible to get it to just hold together – Make the mix, form into cakes on parchmen ..read more
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7 Days, 7 Dishes, 7 Fishes
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
2y ago
We are excited to present our crab-centric version of the Feast of the Seven Fishes, and to celebrate the sea. The Feast of the is widely celebrated on Christmas Eve in the Italian-American community, especially in New Jersey, where I live. We hope you enjoy the recipes and have a wonderful Holiday Season and the best of wishes in 2022. For those not in the know a little explanation of the tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes; The ancient tradition of eating fish on Christmas Eve dates from the Roman Catholic custom of abstinence from meat and dairy products on the eve of certain holiday ..read more
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Celebrate the Holiday’s with Crab!
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
2y ago
It has been yet another long year, but we have almost made it through. What better way to treat your friends and family to something special this year than by serving some of our delicious crabmeat at your next Holiday gathering. We have crab recipes for every occasion, from simple to exciting and everything in between. Our crabmeat also makes a great gift, on its own or in a seasonal gift basket. As our way of thanking you for your continued support, we are offering a special discount off all orders from our online store, store.newportintl.com (or click on the link on our homepage), and use t ..read more
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Crab for a weeknight meal
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
2y ago
We are always thinking of new ideas for how to use our delicious crab meat. Crab isn’t just for special occasions, it can make an excellent, easy and affordable luxury weeknight meal that your family will love. Enchiladas are one of my families favorites and we do some version almost every week, however, have recently moved to a casserole, stacked, style, as opposed to the traditional rolled style. It is a win-win as it is much faster & easier to make and everyone seems to prefer the casserole style over the traditional, winning. It also reminds me of the casseroles that I grew up on as a ..read more
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As the summer comes to an end….
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
2y ago
Well we are coming upon the final big weekend of the summer with Labor Day. I like many other people have taken on some new projects during the past 18, or so, months. I am usually on the road sampling and selling our crab meat all over the US without allot of free time for things like become an “urban farmer”. It started with growing a few herbs in the windowsill, to moving to a standing planter, to multiple planters. Then came the chickens. At the beginning of the summer we drove out to a farm in central New Jersey to pick up our two day old baby Silkie chickens. My wife had promised there w ..read more
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Getting the Band Back Together and Hitting the Road
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
2y ago
The Newport International sales team is getting excited to get back out on the road and see some of our customers. We have a number of upcoming food shows across the Country and are gearing up for our “Fall 2021 Tour”. We have been working on some new recipes that we feel are in-line with the current market. Just like many other items, crab has been scarce during the Covid lockdowns with very limited supply and all time highs on costs. We have focused on using some of our smaller, more affordable grades like our Claw, Special and Backfin Lump. The idea of crab bringing some luxury to your tabl ..read more
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Crab, Crab and More Crab Recipes
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
3y ago
A restaurant has a pantry just like you do at home. The key to success is limiting the amount of ingredients in this pantry as much as possible. The reasons for this are reducing waste, increased control over costing and quality. Reduce waste by reducing loss due to spoilage or not utilizing all aspects of ingredients. An example would be making stocks using the vegetable scraps and bones from proteins as opposed to throwing these items out our paying premiums for further processed items such as fileted fish versus fileting inhouse. When I work with restaurants I look at their menus and build ..read more
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For the love of crab!
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
3y ago
We are finally coming out of Winter in New England and really looking forward to some warm weather. Living on the shore, this means seafood, fishing, crabbing, surfing and lots and lots of sand in my car. Well my littlest one, recently turned 6, is so excited for her Pop to get his boat in the water and get their 7 crab traps out. Since before she could walk the two of them have been catching crab together. Starting on the dock with a chicken bone tied to a string, then getting a license and proper crab trap and adding a couple more traps every year. She gets so excited as the traps come up ou ..read more
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One recipe with multiple applications
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
3y ago
Whether you are a restaurant chef looking to easily add crab to your menu or you are a home chef and are a planning a crab dinner party and want a variety of items with very little additional work or ingredients, we have some great recipe ideas for you. A classic hot crab dip is perfect on its own, just served with some crackers, crostini or crudite, but there are lots more way to serve it. Use it as a stuffing for vegetables or even as a sauce on a piece of grilled fish. The recipe for a crab cake mix, using our very affordable frozen crab, also makes an excellent stuffing for everything from ..read more
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Crab For the New Year
Newport International – Chef’s Blog
by John Cantwell
3y ago
As 2020 has finally come to an end and we are all hopeful for a much less eventful 2021, it is my job to start looking for new ways to use our crab meat. As dining out was limited we saw more and more home chefs emerging all over the internet. It is amazing all the cooking groups from sourdough bread to charcuterie boards and everything in between. There seems to be a group for everyone, well if you love crab, this is the place to be. 2020 did allow us the time to finally add an online store where our customers can order our delicious crab delivered right to their house. For me it meant my lit ..read more
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