Seafood Stew With Vegetables

FISH SOUP/STEW WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• If necessary, thaw and/or skin fish. Then dice into 1/2-1 inch pieces. Set aside.
• In a dutch oven or very large skillet, fry bacon in heated oil until lightly browned.
• Add onion, bell peppers and celery, and fry until softened.
• Add water, potatoes, seasonings and fish.
• Cook for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• If your fish will cook very quickly, you can wait to add it with the tomato juice.
• Add tomato juice and heat through.

SLOW-COOKER SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• In 5 to 6-quart slow cooker, combine onions, celery, garlic, tomatoes, clam juice, tomato paste, wine, vinegar, oil, Italian seasoning, sugar, pepper flakes and bay leaf; mix well.
• Cover; cook on High setting for 4 hours.
• Stir fish, shrimp, clams with juice and crabmeat into stew. Reduce heat setting to Low; cover and cook an additional 30 to 45 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Just before serving, remove and discard bay leaf. Stir in parsley.

SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion, red pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine or broth, oregano, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Add the clams, shrimp and scallops. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and scallops are opaque.

CIOPPINO (SEAFOOD STEW)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic until onion is translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in thyme, oregano, red-pepper flakes, and bay leaf.
• Add crushed tomatoes and their juice, white wine, water, and clam juice; bring to a simmer.
• Add crab and clams. Simmer, covered, until crab shells turn bright pink and clam shells open, about 10 minutes. Season fish with salt and pepper. Add fish and shrimp to stockpot. Simmer, covered, until fish is opaque and shrimp are pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Discard bay leaf and any unopened clams.
• Remove pot from heat. Stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper.

SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• Place a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 3 tablespoons olive oil. Add the onions, fennel, carrots and leeks with a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft and slightly caramelized, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the water, wine and tomatoes and stir in the olives and orange peel. Season with salt and pepper, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Increase the heat to medium and add the clams and mussels. Cover the pot and cook for 2 minutes. Season the shrimp and squid with salt and pepper then add them to the pot. Put the lid back on and cook for another 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, stir and continue to cook in 2-minute increments until all the seafood is cooked through and the clams and mussels have opened up, about 4 more minutes. Remove the orange peels and discard.
• To serve, ladle into bowls, being sure to get an even mix of seafood. Sprinkle some parsley and mint on top and drizzle with olive oil. Serve immediately with crusty grilled bread! (If you like a little heat add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.)

SEAFOOD STEW FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring salted water to a boil, add shells and cook for 10 minutes or al dente. Meanwhile, cook onion and peppers in oil, covered for 10 minutes or until tender. Add garlic, tomatoes, juice and thyme and simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. Add zucchini and squash, cover and simmer another 5 minutes. Add seafood of choice and simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Season to taste with salt and pepper; spoon over cooked pasta.

SEAFOOD STEW WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut ocean scallops into quarters; leave bay scallops whole. Sprinkle scallops, shrimp and oysters with a small amount of salt and pepper.
• Peel tomato and remove seeds. Cut into 1/4-inch cubes. There should be about 3/4 cup.
• Cut celery crosswise into thin pieces. There should be about 1/2 cup.
• Cut carrot crosswise into 1 1/2-inch lengths. Cut pieces lengthwise into very thin julienne strips. There should be about 1 cup.
• Cut leek into very thin julienne strips. There should be about 1/2 cup.
• Heat oil in skillet and add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onion is wilted. Add celery, carrot and leek. Sprinkle with turmeric. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes.
• Add wine and fish broth. Stir in tomato paste and ginger. Cook about 5 minutes.
• Add tomato and scallops and bring to boil. Cook about 1 minute and add oysters, in their liquor, and shrimp. Cook about 2 1/2 minutes. Stir in parsley and serve.