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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A French seafood stew made of fish, shellfish, onions, tomatoes, white wine, olive oil, garlic, saffron and herbs. You can leave the shrimp and lobster in the shell for more flavor to be added to the stew. If you do make Shrimp Stock (2 Methods) do add the shells from the lobster and crab. I do favor the Alternative method in that recipe. This can be made the day before. All the fish is optional and interchangeable. Ingredients:
1/2 cup dry sherry |
1/2 teaspoon saffron |
1 lb fresh red snapper or 1 lb sea bass or 1 lb grouper or 1 lb flounder or 1 lb trout, boned and fillet |
1/2-1 lb mixed shrimp (cleaned and shelled) or 1/2-1 lb lobsters (cleaned and shelled) or 1/2-1 lb scallops (cleaned and shelled) or 1/2-1 lb crabmeat (cleaned and shelled) |
10 small clams |
10 mussels |
2 small squid, cleaned and sliced into rings |
1/4 cup olive oil |
1 large onion, diced |
2 shallots, minced |
1 carrot, diced |
1 cup fennel bulb, thinly sliced |
6 garlic cloves, minced |
28 ounces tomatoes, diced with liquid |
2 cups fish stock (or shrimp stock (2 methods)) or 2 cups clam juice (or shrimp stock (2 methods)) or 2 cups chicken broth (or shrimp stock (2 methods)) |
1 tablespoon tomato paste |
2 teaspoons salt |
1 teaspoon thyme |
1/2 teaspoon basil |
2 tablespoons fresh parsley |
pepper |
garlic-infused olive oil |
parsley |
red pepper flakes |
Directions:
1. Add saffron to sherry set aside.
2. Cut fish into bite size pieces.
3. Scrub clams and mussels.
4. In a large stock pot heat oil. Saute onions, shallots, carrot, fennel, and garlic in oil on low heat until lightly golden.
5. Add all liquids and seasonings including the saffron infused sherry.
6. Bring to just a boil. Lower heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add all seafood adding squid last, mix and simmer 10 minutes.
7. Serve hot in large bowls.
8. Top with garnishes.
9. Serve with crusty bread, and a tossed salad.
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