Maritime Stew

Maritime Stew


​​A healthy diet including Maritime Stew is a mouth watering example of the goodness of the sea, complete with bold chunks of fish, shellfish and crustaceans swimming in a delectably rich broth! Just add a little crusty bread and dig in!

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Maritime Stew
Hearty maritime stew as prepared by Food Over 50
Prep Time 30-40 Minutes
Cook Time 30 Minutes
Servings
8-10 People
Ingredients
Prep Time 30-40 Minutes
Cook Time 30 Minutes
Servings
8-10 People
Ingredients
Hearty maritime stew as prepared by Food Over 50
Instructions
  1. Mince garlic. Finely mince red chili. Coarsely dice the onion, celery and fennel. Chop or smash anchovy.
  2. In a large, heavy-bottomed stockpot, Dutch oven or deep casserole, combine olive oil, anchovy, garlic and chili. Stir and sizzle for a minute, then add vegetables and sauté for a further few minutes.
  3. Add wine, clam juice and no-salt-added crushed tomatoes. Add fresh thyme, parsley and black pepper. Stir and let cook over low heat for 15 minutes until contents simmer.
  4. Increase heat and add all seafood. Cook until clams and mussels begin to open, while crab and shrimp shells blush red. At this point settle the shell fish in the pot so broth pools at top of pot. Reduce heat to low. Settle the cut chunks of the snapper in the broth. Do not stir the pot at this point. Cover pot and allow snapper to poach intact. And feel free to leave out the head and tail if you’re squeamish. They add flavor, but are not mandatory.
  5. Serve stew in a bowl and be prepared to do some work with your fingers and shell crackers… but it’s worth it!
Recipe Notes

This nutritious and mouth-watering seafood recipe, loaded with lean protein and healthy omega3-rich fats, is fairly expensive if done in large quality with all the shellfish ingredients. However, it easily adapts to fewer diners and a more modest pocketbook. Just reduce all ingredient proportions and eliminate the crab, plus one of the mollusks, either the clams or mussels.

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