Spanish Shellfish With Rice

19 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • Shrimp Stock
  • 1/2 lb medium shrimp, unpeeled (don't worry, the shrimp won't go to waste!)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 scallions, sliced
  • 2 fresh fresh cilantro stems
  • 8 black peppercorns, whole
  • 1 pinch dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Shellfish and Rice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 red jalapeno chiles, seeded and cut into thin strips (wear gloves to prevent irritation)
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 cups long grain white rice
  • 6 ounces sea scallops, halved if large
  • 12 cherrystone clams or 12 littleneck clams, in shells, scrubbed
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 12 oysters, raw, shucked, juices drained

Directions

  1. 1
    To make shrimp stock, peel and devein the shrimp; reserve the shells. Place the shrimp in a medium bowl; cover and set aside in the refrigerator.
  2. 2
    Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the shrimp shells and cook, stirring occasionally, until bright pink, about 2 minutes. Add the water, scallions, cilantro sprigs, peppercorns, and thyme; increase the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the flavours are blended, about 30 minutes. Strain the stock through a sieve over a large bowl; discard the solids. Stir in the salt. Set aside.
  3. 3
    To make the shellfish and rice, heat the oil in the same Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, jalapeno peppers, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the rice until well coated. Add the shrimp stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook, covered, until the rice is tender and stock is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
  4. 4
    Stir in the reserved shrimp, the scallops, clams and 2 tablespoons of the chopped cilantro. Cook, covered, until the clams open and the shrimp and scallops are just opaque in the centre, 3-5 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open. Stir in the oysters and cook, covered, until their edges begin to curl, about 2 minutes. Serve, sprinkled with the remaining cilantro.

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