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seafood chili

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Nick Monfire
Oak ridge, NJ

Another dish my 6 yr old loves to eat. I wish he'd save me some shrimp...

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For seafood chili

  • 4 Tbsp
    extra virgin olive oil (divided)
  • 2/3 c
    white onion diced
  • 1
    jalapeno seeded,cored and diced
  • 2
    stovetop roasted jalapeno's seeded,cored and diced
  • 2 Tbsp
    apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp
    extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 c
    white onion diced
  • 1 c
    red bell pepper diced
  • 1/2 c
    diced celery
  • 8 oz
    fresh tilapia
  • 1 Tbsp
    chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    cumin
  • 2 c
    water
  • 2 c
    homemade tomato sauce
  • 15 oz
    can of hominy rinsed and drained
  • 16
    mussels scrubbed and rinsed
  • 6 oz
    fresh bay scallops
  • 10 oz
    fresh shrimp cleaned, deveined and butterflied
  • 2 Tbsp
    extra virgin oilive oil (divided)
  • 1 Tbsp
    chili powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    sweet paprika

How To Make seafood chili

  • 1
    THIS IS THE FIRST 5 INGREDIENTS Add 2 TBS( recipe says 4 Tbsp but it's divided) evoo to a small sauce pan and on medium-low heat add jalapeno, onion and sauté for 7 minutes to soften but not brown. Add the roasted jalapeno and sauté for 1 minute. Add the apple cider vinegar and stir for 1 minute, remove from heat. Puree in a food processor.
  • 2
    In a 2 quart Dutch oven or soup pot add the remaining 2 Tbps of divided olive oil on a medium to low heat. Add the onion, pepper and celery and sauté 7 minutes or until vegetables become soft but not browned. Push vegetables to the side of the pan and place tilapia in the middle of the pan and sauté for 2 minutes. Break up tilapia by pushing on it with a wooden spoon until tilapia is broken up into little pieces. Add the chili powder, cumin and sauté while mixing for 1 minute. Add the water and turn heat to high and bring to a boil. Add tomato sauce and stir to mix, reduce heat to simmer. Add hominy and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the mussels and cook for another 10 minutes.
  • 3
    Meanwhile after adding mussels to chili In a small bowl combine bay scallops and shrimp with 1 Tbps extra virgin olive oil,1 Tbsp of chili powder and 1 Tbsp of sweet paprika and mix to coat evenly. Add 1 TBS. of extra virgin olive oil to a large skillet on medium heat and allow temperature to come up (about 1 minute. Add the scallops and shrimp and saute for 3 minutes stirring occasionally. Add shrimp and scallops to chili pot and stir for 1 minute. Serve immediately.
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