Spicy Seafood Soup

SPICY SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Add the broth, tomato juice, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes., Discard bay leaf. Add pasta to the soup; cook, uncovered, until pasta is tender. Add shrimp and crab; simmer 5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink.

SPICY KOREAN-CHINESE SEAFOOD SOUP (JJAMPONG)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large pot, cook the egg noodles (or udon noodles ) according to package directions. Make sure not to overcook noodles-they should have some texture.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a soup pot, bring mussels (or clams) and 2 cups of water to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a low simmer, and cook for a few minutes until the shells open.
• Drain (reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid) and set aside the mussels or clams.
• Add the one cup of cooking liquid to the chicken broth (or beef or anchovy broth).
• Heat a well-oiled deep sauté pan or large wok and sauté garlic and ginger briefly.
• Add chile pepper flakes (kochukaru), pork, and onions. Stir-fry.
• After a few minutes, add shrimp, squid, carrots, scallions, and stir-fry.
• After another few minutes, add cooked mussels (or clams), cabbage, mushrooms, and broth.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, simmer, and let cook for 5 more minutes.
• Add soy sauce, salt, pepper, chiles, and fish sauce, to taste.
• Place noodles in individual soup bowls and ladle soup over noodles.
• Serve and enjoy!

SPICY SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• Season catfish and shrimp with garlic powder, paprika, Cajun seasoning, and curry powder; set aside in a bowl.
• Heat a 6-quart pot over medium heat for 2 minutes; add olive oil. Add corn, bok choy, onion, bell pepper, serrano pepper, and garlic. Stir-fry until onion becomes tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add catfish and shrimp to the soup. Cover and cook until flesh is opaque, 6 to 7 minutes more. Garnish soup with cilantro.

SPICY FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a large saucepan with the vegetable cooking spray over medium high heat. Add the onions and saute, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and chili powder and saute for 2 more minutes.
• Then add the chicken broth, chile peppers and cumin, stirring well. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Next, add the tomatoes, green bell pepper, shrimp and cod. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for another 5 minutes. Gradually stir in the yogurt until heated through.

SPICY KILLER SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Whisk together the wine and the tomato paste in a medium saucepan until the tomato paste dissolves.
• Stir in the broth, fennel seeds, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, bay leaf and thyme sprig; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until slightly reduced and very flavorful, about 15 minutes.
• Pour the broth mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a clean saucepan; discard the solids. Add the coconut milk, lemon zest and lemon juice to the broth mixture; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the shrimp and simmer until the shrimp are just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the butter, stirring until the butter melts. Serve the soup in shallow bowls and sprinkle with the parsley.
• Photograph Courtesy of Time Inc. Books/Alison Miksch.

SPICY SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 8 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until potatoes are tender, 4-1/2 to 5 hours. Stir in water, scallops and shrimp. Cook, covered, until scallops are opaque and shrimp turn pink, 15-20 minutes longer.