Peruvian Seafood Stew

  4.8 – 6 reviews  • Shellfish Recipes
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 15 min
Active: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 4 strips bacon, chopped
  2. 1 onion, sliced
  3. 2 cups 1/2-inch diced mixed potatoes (skin-on), such as purple Peruvian, Red Bliss and Yukon gold
  4. 3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
  5. 1 teaspoon red chile flakes
  6. 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  7. 1 jalapeno, sliced
  8. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  9. 1 quart fish stock, warmed
  10. 1/2 pound sea scallops
  11. 1/2 pound U16-20 shrimp, peeled and deveined
  12. 1 dozen small clams like manila or cockles, washed and scrubbed
  13. 1 dozen mussels, washed and scrubbed
  14. Leaves of 1 bunch fresh cilantro, some reserved for garnish
  15. 1 bunch scallions, sliced, some reserved for garnish
  16. 1/2 cup olive oil
  17. 3 limes, 2 juiced and 1 cut into wedges for garnish

Instructions

  1. Heat a Dutch oven or wide, low-sided pot over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring often, until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Add the onion to the bacon fat and sweat, stirring often, until softened, about 6 minutes.
  2. Add the potatoes, garlic, chile flakes, cumin and half the jalapeno. Stir and season generously with salt and pepper, then cook for 5 more minutes. Add the warm fish stock and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
  3. Taste the broth and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and add scallops, shrimp, clams and mussels and cook, covered, until the scallops and shrimp are cooked through and the mussels and clams have opened, about 5 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, combine the cilantro, scallions, olive oil, remaining jalapeno and half the lime juice in a blender and puree until smooth.
  5. Taste the stew and season with the remaining lime juice and salt and pepper if needed. Divide the stew among 4 bowls and garnish with the cilantro oil, lime wedges and reserved bacon, cilantro leaves and scallions.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 682
Total Fat 43 g
Saturated Fat 8 g
Carbohydrates 37 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Sugar 4 g
Protein 41 g
Cholesterol 139 mg
Sodium 1648 mg

Reviews

Nathan Ball
Made for Christmas Eve dinner. Next time we’d make the soup part earlier, let it stew, then when ready to eat, add the seafood. We’d not include clams- they didn’t open (again).
Jennifer Ellis
this stew delicious can’t wait to make this for my family and friends 
Dawn Brooks
Delicious! I followed the recipe even making my own fish stock. The puree is key for a flavor boost.
David Wells
Excellent dish!  Very flavorful.  I followed the recipe, no substitutes.  Surprisingly, it was even good the next day.  The potatoes broke up a bit and made it thicker.  Next time I need a great dinner party dish, I’ll make this a day ahead and add the seafood when I reheat it.  
Kathy Dominguez
@ladyluvsallie you can probably just exclude it. I’m sure it’ll be just as good
Rhonda Porter
EVERYTHING! My husband is a seafood fanatic! This dish has all of the ingredients he loves but the bacon! He is a non pork eater. Is there anything else that I can substitute for the pork?

 

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