Shellfish Posole Stew With Blue Cornbread And Red Chile Butter Recipes

PROVENCAL SHELLFISH STEW

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and fennel and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, pepper, and saffron and cook another minute. Stir in the vermouth and simmer until reduced by about half. Lightly crush the tomatoes through your fingers into the pot; stir in their juices, add the water, orange zest, bay leaf, cover, and simmer until the flavors come together, about 20 minutes.
• Adjust the heat so that the broth simmers briskly. Stir in the clams, cover the pot, and cook until they just begin to open, 6 to 8 minutes. (To keep the clams from overcooking, transfer any fully opened ones to a bowl.) Add the scallops and shrimp and cook, uncovered, until they are just cooked through and opaque, 2 to 3 minutes more. Stir in the vinegar, parsley, and return any of the cooked clams along with their juices. Season with salt, if needed. Divide stew and shellfish among 4 warm bowls. Serve.

TERRITORIAL CHILE POSOLE STEW

Steps:

• Warm a large heavy skillet over medium high heat; sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper.
• Add the seasoned meat to warmed skillet and cook stirring frequently until lightly browned.
• Lower the heat to medium and add the onion and garlic.
• Sauté until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Place the contents of the skillet into the crock-pot and add remaining ingredients.
• If using canned posole, wait until the last 2 hours to add to the crock-pot.
• Cover and simmer for 4 to 6 hours (depending on your crock-pot the cooking time may need to be increased), until the posole has popped and is tender.
• During the last few hours of cooking, it may be necessary to add the warm water or additional chicken stock; the dried posole will absorb the stock as it cooks.
• Salt the stew to taste, garnish with additional cilantro if desired and serve.

PORK AND SHELLFISH STEW

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Transfer pork and marinade to heavy large saucepan. Add paprika and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until pork is tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. (Pork can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
• Add tomato sauce, shrimp and clams to pork. Cover and boil until shrimp are cooked through and clams open, about 10 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open.
• Transfer stew to large bowl. Garnish with olives and parsley and serve.