https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539642#M77652 I'm having a large Christmas Eve dinner that will be mostly following the tradition of the 7 fishes. How far in advance can I do things like stuffing raw shrimp with crab cakes or wrapping raw shrimp with prosciutto? I'm just trying to get as much done before tomorrow afternoon as I can. Thanks in advance. Happy Holidays everyone! Wed, 24 Dec 2014 02:37:16 GMT NYC2AZ 2014-12-24T02:37:16Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539642#M77652 I'm having a large Christmas Eve dinner that will be mostly following the tradition of the 7 fishes. How far in advance can I do things like stuffing raw shrimp with crab cakes or wrapping raw shrimp with prosciutto? I'm just trying to get as much done before tomorrow afternoon as I can. Thanks in advance. Happy Holidays everyone! Wed, 24 Dec 2014 02:37:16 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539642#M77652 NYC2AZ 2014-12-24T02:37:16Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539649#M77653 <P>I hope someone else knows the answer, I'd be interested myself. I'm making a dish that my dad always made, linguini with mussels, scallops and shrimp in a red sauce. He can no longer cook, but he still enjoys eating it. I bought the mussels yesterday and my grocer said they were okay in the fridge until tomorrow as long as I left them uncovered.</P> <P>Enjoy your dinner and have a Merry Christmas!</P> Wed, 24 Dec 2014 06:48:56 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539649#M77653 house_cat 2014-12-24T06:48:56Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539654#M77654 <P>I spent many years working in restaurants where they often prepped food for large gatherings and functions. I think it'd be perfectly fine to do your prep the day before, but no more than that. Sorry I didn't see your post earlier...maybe you're done by now.</P> <P>Have fun at your celebration, and Merry Christmas!</P> Wed, 24 Dec 2014 06:55:18 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539654#M77654 Sabatini2 2014-12-24T06:55:18Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539659#M77655 Thank you for the replies. Unfortunately, I'm so NOT done...lol. I'm sure everyone here understands all the work that goes into getting the house ready, gifts wrapped, food bought, table set, clean the house (again).... Before you know it, it's almost midnight and you still have a long list of things to do. I guess the benefit is that I'm closer to Christmas Eve dinner so less time for the food to be prepped and waiting. <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://community.qvc.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /> Merry Christmas to everyone! Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:28:17 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539659#M77655 NYC2AZ 2014-12-24T08:28:17Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539664#M77656 <P>As long as you refrigerate the items right after you prep, I don't see why it would be a problem to do it the night before. I'm thinking about bacon and scallops, for instance. They're going to be cooked the next day, right?</P> Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:39:44 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/How-early-can-I-prepare-seafood/m-p/1539664#M77656 glmama 2014-12-24T19:39:44Z