seafood essentials: delicious cod/shrimp/crab stew

How To Make seafood essentials: delicious cod/shrimp/crab stew

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  Step 1
  PREP/PREPARE
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  Step 2
  What will you need? This is a one pan dish, so use a pan with high walls that will hold all the ingredients. You will not need a lid.
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  Step 3
  What is it? This is my version of a seafood stew. It centers around a rich/spicy tomato base, and contains several different seafood items (cod, shrimp, lump crab). Feel free to vary the seafood according to your tastes.
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  Step 4
  What to serve with it? You do not need much with this stew, but you could add some cheese (provolone) to the top and pop it under the broiler until brown and bubbly, or just serve it with some rice. And, of course, a fresh loaf of crusty bread would not be amiss.
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  Step 5
  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  Step 6
  Start by dicing up the bacon and placing into a pan over medium-low heat.
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  Step 7
  Take your time, allow the bacon to render its fat and begin to crisp. Depending on the heat of your burner, this will probably take from 12 – 18 minutes.
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  Step 8
  Finely dice the onion and mince the garlic.
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  Step 9
  Add the onions to the pan and stir until they begin to soften, about 4 – 6 minutes.
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  Step 10
  Add the garlic and stir until fragrant, about 60 seconds.
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  Step 11
  Add the dry spices.
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  Step 12
  Stir the spices into the onion/garlic mixture and stir for about 2 minutes.
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  Step 13
  Add the wine and stir until about 75% of the wine has evaporated, about 3 – 5 minutes. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up the fonds that have developed on the bottom of the pan.
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  Step 14
  Add the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
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  Step 15
  Stir and bring up to a simmer, about 4 – 6 minutes.
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  Step 16
  Add the chicken stock, apple cider vinegar, and crab, then gently stir for about 2 minutes.
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  Step 17
  Add 1/2 cup chicken stock for a thick stew, or a bit more to thin it out.
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  Step 18
  Add the shrimp and cod.
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  Step 19
  Bring to a simmer, and gently stir until the shrimp and cod are cooked through, about 8 – 10 minutes.
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  Step 20
  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Step 21
  Place some steamed rice at the bottom of a bowl (I am using French onion soup bowls).
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  Step 22
  Add some of the stew and serve, with maybe a dollop of sour cream.
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  Step 23
  Or, top with some cheese and place under the broiler until bubbly and brown in spots. Enjoy.
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  Step 24
  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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  Step 25
  Namasté
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