2C THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 Cooking WHAT’S GOURMET RECIPES FROM LOCAL CHEFS Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian The Harbor Style Mussels and Clams photographed outside of U Street Pub and Eatery in Seaside. Harbor Style Mussels and Clams What you’ll need: 1 pound mussels or clams 1 tablespoon basil pesto 1 tablespoon chopped green onion 1 cup Chardonnay 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (a little less if using crushed garlic) ½ tablespoon butter 1 baguette (For Harbor Style Spicy Heat, substitute — in place of basil pesto — ½ tablespoon red pepper pesto and ½ table- spoon Sriracha sauce.) A shellfish inspiration The Daily Astorian T eri Carpenter, the owner and chef at U Street Pub and Eatery in Seaside for the SDVWIRXU\HDUVVKDUHVKHUÀDYRUIXOVKHOO¿VKGLVKZLWKRXUUHDGHUV <RXFDQSUHSDUHWKHGLVKWKHWUDGLWLRQDOZD\RUJRZLWKDVSLF\YDULDWLRQ5HPHPEHU the fresh baguette as a nice complement. What you’ll do: 1. Slice baguette into ¾” diagonal pieces. 2. Spread garlic or butter on both sides of baguette 3. Grill until toasted on both sides. 4. Sauté chopped garlic with butter, add basil and wine. 5. Mix sauce and bring to a boil, add clams and bring back to a boil, and leave at medium/high heat and cover for 4 to 5 minutes. Wait for the shells to open. 6. Remove lid and reduce heat to a low simmer, and let simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. 7. Pour into a large serving bowl. 8. Sprinkle with green chopped onions. Serve with bread. (Note: Taste sauce before removing from heat. If a slight pungent taste is detected, continue simmering for a few more minutes to continue cooking off the wine. Do not add more wine while simmering, you will be very unhappy with the results.) Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Teri Carpenter stands outside of U Street Pub and Eatery in Seaside. ? 9-1-WHAT? THE BEST OF THE WORST CALLS TO ASTORIA 911 DISPATCH Confrontation T his week’s emergency calls seem to be all about confrontation, real and imagined. There was the threatening person with the machete, the drunken air punching in the Safeway parking lot, and the screaming man with the pros- thetic leg. The strangest incident? The ex-wife who came into her former husband’s home and slapped him while he was sleeping. Change the locks, brah. Follow reporter Kyle Spurr on his 9-1-What? Twitter watch, where a few of the sometimes head-scratching calls to area dispatch take center stage. The full feed is at www.twitter.com/9_1_WHAT. 3 W AY S TO GE T Y O U R CO PY TOD AY ! OR DER ON LIN E w w w .DiscoverO urCoast.com /order S TOP BY ON E OF OU R 3 LOCATION S A storia • 949 Exchange St. Seaside • 1555 N . Roosevelt Dr. Long Beach • 205 Bolstad A ve. E. #2 o r CALL HOLLY LAR K IN S at 503-325-3211, x227 Em ail: hlarkins@ dailyastorian.com