Best Sophias Puerto Rican Style Seafood Stew Asopado De Mariscos Recipes

Asopao de Camarones | Shrimp and rice stew image

Provided by Neyssa

Categories Soup

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 22

2 tablespoons of olive oil (divided)
½ large onion (chopped and divided)
¼ red bell pepper (chopped and divided)
¼ cup of homemade sofrito
1 pound of shrimp tails removed and set aside
4 cloves of garlic (roughly chopped)
1 tablespoons of salt (or to taste)
A few sprigs of cilantro
2 sprigs of thyme
8-10 cups of water
1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil
¾ of red pepper (chopped)
½ onion (finely chopped)
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon of oregano
1 packet of sazon
½ teaspoon of cumin
4 oz of tomato sauce
½ cup of sofrito
1 cup of long grain rice (soaked in water)
¼ cup of cilantro (chopped)
1 pound of raw shrimp

Steps:

Warm oil in a large stockpot over medium high heat and add onions and peppers. Cook for 3 minutes, or until vegetables soften.
Add in sofrito, shrimp tails, garlic, salt, cilantro, and thyme. Saute for another 3-4 minutes. Add in water and simmer water for about 10-15 minutes.
Turn off heat to allow shrimp broth to cool.
Once the shrimp broth has cooled slightly, drain the pot in a colander over a VERY LARGE bowl or another pot to RESERVE THE SHRIMP BROTH.
In the same pot warm oil and we'll build the sofrito sauce by adding in chopped onions, chopped peppers, garlic and sofrito.
Allow this to cook for about a minute or until fragrant (stirring frequently to keep it from burning). Next, add in salt, pepper, oregano, sazon, and a pinch of cumin.
After twenty seconds, add in the tomato sauce and about a quarter cup of the raw shrimp and set the rest of the shrimp to the side until the end. Allow the sofrito sauce to infuse with the shrimp for about thirty seconds before gently adding in the shrimp broth.
Higher heat and bring shrimp broth to a boil; add in rice. Lower heat to medium or until the shrimp broth is at a steady and gentle simmer.
Allow the rice to cook, stirring it occasionally.
Once rice is tender and cooked through, add in the remaining raw shrimp and chopped cilantro. Cook an additional five minutes, or until shrimp is pink and cooked through.
Taste for seasoning.

Sopa de Mariscos: Seafood Stew/Soup, Using a Sofrito image

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

1 cup sofrito, recipe follows
4 cups fish stock or clam juice
12 clams, cleaned
1 pound sea bass fillet, cut into large chunks
1 pound shrimp (16/20 per pound size), cleaned
12 mussels, cleaned
1 cup calamari (squid), cleaned and sliced
1 tomato, small diced
1/2 cup yellow pepper, small diced
2 limes, juiced
1 bunch cilantro
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 ounce bacon (about 1 strip), whole (smoked if available)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
1 cup chopped red onion
4 cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon minced habanero or Scotch bonnet
1/4 teaspoon minced jalapeno
Pinch saffron
6 to 8 ounces dry Spanish sherry
1/2 cup cream, if desired

Steps:

In a deep saute pan or fry skillet combine sofrito with fish stock or clam juice on medium low heat whisking frequently until heated through. Add the clams, sea bass and shrimp. Cook for 1 minute. Add the mussels and calamari, and cook until all shellfish open. Finish with tomatoes, yellow pepper, lime juice, cilantro, and salt and pepper, to taste.
In a sauce pot set on medium, cook the bacon in the olive oil for 30 seconds. Add red and yellow peppers, onions, and garlic, and saute until soft. Add the habanero, jalapeno, and saffron, cook for 1 minute. Add the sherry and cream if desired. Reduce by 1/4, cool and puree in a blender.