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Mediterranean Seafood Stew
½ pound small new potatoes, skin
on, whole
4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
2 large onions, peeled, cut into quar
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ters, with root ends intact (to hold
them together)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cans (14 ounces each) diced
tomatoes, juices drained
1 can (6 ounces) salt-free tomato
paste
1 cup clam juice or fish stock
1 cup dry white wine or vermouth
1 teaspoon saffron
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 bay leaf
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
¼ teaspoon peppercorns
5 whole sprigs of fresh parsley
(stems and leaves)
1 small fennel bulb (8 ounces), top
off, cut into ½-inch slices
18 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
if necessary
12 jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined,
left whole with tail on
12 sea scallops, cut in half horizon
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tally
¾ pound white fish, such as scrod,
cut into 2-inch pieces
½ cup chopped parsley leaves
grated zest of one orange
Makes 6 servings
Place potatoes, garlic, onion and olive oil in ceramic pot of the Cuisinart
®
Slow
Cooker; stir gently to combine. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, clam juice, wine, saf
-
fron and dried basil. Place bay leaf, fennel seeds, peppercorns and parsley sprigs
in a 5 x 5-inch square of cheesecloth (or coffee filter) and tie securely with kitchen
twine. Add to pot. Cover and press the on/off button to turn the unit on. Set time
for 2 hours and press High. Once slow cooker switches to Warm set time for 3
hours and press Simmer. Once time elapses, reset time for 3 hours and press Sim
-
mer; the slow cooker will automatically switch to Warm when cooking time has
elapsed. At this point the sauce can rest on Warm until one hour before serving.
Raise heat to High, then add fennel slices; cook another 30 to 40 minutes. Add
mussels, shrimp, scallops and fish. Continue to cook about 10 to 15 minutes, or
until mussels are open, shrimp are pink, scallops and fish are opaque. Garnish with
chopped parsley and orange zest.
Ladle stew directly from the pot into warm soup bowls. Serve with crusty bread on
the side.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 407 (16% from fat) • carb. 32g • pro. 48g • fat 7g • sat. fat 1g
• chol. 187mg • sod. 582mg • calc. 155mg • fiber 5g
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