Ingredients
- 1 cup sofrito, recipe follows
- 4 cups fish stock or clam juice
- 12 clams, cleaned
- 1 pound sea bass fillet, cut into large chunks
- 1 pound shrimp (16/20 per pound size), cleaned
- 12 mussels, cleaned
- 1 cup calamari (squid), cleaned and sliced
- 1 tomato, small diced
- 1/2 cup yellow pepper, small diced
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 bunch cilantro
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
In a deep saute pan or fry skillet combine sofrito with fish stock or clam juice on medium low heat whisking frequently until heated through. Add the clams, sea bass and shrimp. Cook for 1 minute. Add the mussels and calamari, and cook until all shellfish open. Finish with tomatoes, yellow pepper, lime juice, cilantro, and salt and pepper, to taste.
Sofrito: A Base for Many Dishes:
- 1 ounce bacon (about 1 strip), whole (smoked if available)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped red onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon minced habanero or Scotch bonnet
- 1/4 teaspoon minced jalapeno
- Pinch saffron
- 6 to 8 ounces dry Spanish sherry
- 1/2 cup cream, if desired
In a sauce pot set on medium, cook the bacon in the olive oil for 30 seconds. Add red and yellow peppers, onions, and garlic, and saute until soft. Add the habanero, jalapeno, and saffron, cook for 1 minute. Add the sherry and cream if desired. Reduce by 1/4, cool and puree in a blender.
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By maryiyrf
on January 12, 2012
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Delicioso I don't need to go out for this ever again!
By sarah_aus_11776542
Carlsbad, CA
on May 15, 2009
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and it just didnt have the flavor, nor did it compliment the nice seafood i had purchased.
will not be making it again
By kerrieramdath_1...
Trinidad W.I., NY
on December 02, 2008
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this is really delicious, its up tempo and the spicy is just right, of course being from the Caribbean I used a whole habanero/scotch bonnet andall my friends and family loved this dish, it our book the more pepper the better, I also entertained some friends from Belize and the loved this dish... its one for family recipes thanks food network..
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