Considering we live in Florida, we do not eat nearly enough seafood. I might buy something at the market and cook it that night or the next day, but I want to get in the habit of incorporating seafood into dinner at least twice a week.
On Sunday night I made sauteed Florida shrimp with mushrooms, green onions, ginger, and a jalapeno. I served it with spiced roasted eggplant and a little quinoa. It was spicy, but pretty good. I then took all the shrimp shells and made a nice broth - something I wouldn't recommend doing in an open air apartment as I had to light candles for the remainder of the evening as dinner was lingering. But, the broth was delicious.
Last night I made a one pot dish that was a play off of this
Cooking Light recipe but I had no fennel. It was delish, took thirty minutes, and was a nice light weeknight dinner. I roasted brussel sprouts with balsamic to serve along side.
Here's the recipe for the simple fish stew -
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 pint cherry tomatos, halved
3 garlic cloves, diced
2.5 cups seafood stock
2 cups marianna sauce
1/4 t red pepper flakes
1/4 t paprika
1 lb white fish, cut into 1" pieces; I used tilapia
salt and pepper to taste
Add oil to pot and heat up (on medium), 2 minutes, add onion and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add carrot and celery, saute 8-10 minutes, add garlic, tomatos, red pepper flakes and paprika. Stir for 3 minutes actively, until tomatos burst. Add seafood stock and tomato sauce, stir and bring up to a simmer, simmer for 5 minutes uncovered. Add fish and bring heat down, cook uncovered for ten minutes. Serve hot with Parmesan cheese and crusty bread.
Also some of my lady friends did a Secret Santa this year. It was a treat to come home on Monday and find a package waiting with a gift from an old friend. She is the cutest and the note said, "Because I love your blog." I love it some much and it brings a smile whenever I walk by the guest bedside table.
