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Northeastern Cuisine is heavily influenced by the sea, a constant supply of food and wealth to this area. Creams and rich textures also play a big role in many recipes within Northeastern Cuisine.
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Elegant Fish and Seafood Stew
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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Elegant Fish and Seafood Stew
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
3
tablespoons vegetable oil

1
leek, sliced

1
medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped

2
stalks celery, sliced

1
medium carrot, chopped

2
cloves garlic, minced

3
cups Fish Stock (recipe follows) or chicken broth

1
can (14-1/2 ounces) tomatoes, cut-up and undrained

1
teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2
teaspoon dried thyme

1/4
teaspoon dried marjoram

1
bay leaf

1/4
teaspoon salt (optional)

1/8
teaspoon black pepper

6
hard-shell clams, scrubbed and soaked

8
ounces fish fillets, such as red snapper, halibut or cod, skinned and cut into 1-inch pieces

8
ounces medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined

6
to 8 ounces cooked crabmeat,* cleaned

Toasted French bread slices (optional)



Preparation:
1.
Heat oil in Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir leek, bell pepper, celery, carrot and garlic 8 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

2.
Add Fish Stock, tomatoes with juice, Worcestershire, thyme, marjoram, bay leaf, salt, if desired, and black pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes.

3.
Add clams, fish, shrimp and crabmeat to vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook about 8 minutes or until clams open and fish and shrimp are opaque. Discard bay leaf.

4.
Serve stew in bowls (1 clam per serving) with toasted French bread slices, if desired.





Fish Stock
Yield: Makes about 10 cups stock
Ingredients:
1-3/4
pounds fish skeletons and heads from lean fish, such as red snapper, cod, halibut or flounder

2
medium onions

3
stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces

10
cups cold water

2
slices lemon

3/4
teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed

8
black peppercorns

1
Herb Bouquet*



Preparation:
1.
Rinse fish; cut out gills and discard.

2.
Trim tops and roots from onions, leaving most of the dried outer skin intact; cut into wedges.

3.
In stockpot or Dutch oven combine fish skeletons and heads, onions and celery. Add water, lemon, thyme, peppercorns and Herb Bouquet. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, skimming foam that rises to the surface.

4.
Remove stock from heat and cool slightly. Strain stock through large sieve or colander lined with several layers of damp cheesecloth, removing all bones, vegetables and seasonings; discard.

5.
Use immediately or refrigerate stock in tightly covered container up to 2 days or freeze stock in freezer containers for several months.





This recipe appears in: Northeastern



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