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Spanish Seafood Stew

A Spanish seafood stew served in a bowl with a lot of different textures.

Ingredients

  • 2 dried ancho chiles
  • 1 pound fresh salmon cut into 1" cubes
  • 1 pound fresh cod cut into 1" cubes
  • 2 teaspoons Coarse salt
  • 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 5 medium russet potatoes
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 green bell pepper seeded and cut lengthwise into narrow strips
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1/4 of a red and green cabbage sliced
  • 5 packages of Spanish Style Veetee rice
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock

Instructions

  • In a sauce pan, combine the dried chiles with boiling water to cover and cook for 5 - 10 minutes, or until soft.
  • Drain the chiles, slit them open, and scrape off the flesh with the edge of a knife, discarding the seeds, skins, and stems, Set the flesh aside.
  • Cut the salmon and cod into small pieces. Sprinkle the pieces with the salt, Old Bay and paprika and set aside.
  • Peel the potatoes and cut into 1" cubes. and set aside.
  • In a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
  • Add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper, and the flesh from the chiles, stir well, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until the onion and bell pepper have begun to soften and all the ingredients are well blended.
  • Add the potatoes and paprika and mix well.
  • Taste and season with a little salt if needed.
  • Add water until it covers the ingredients by 2 inches.
  • Bring to a boil, cover, decrease the heat to medium-low, and cook for about 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
  • Add the seafood pieces to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the seafood is cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, place 5 packages the Veetee rice in the microwave and cook for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes.
  • Remove from the containers and add to a stockpot.
  • Add in the chicken stock and mix well.
  • Create the bowl by adding in the seafood stew, the Veetee rice, the black bean corn salsa, cabbage and the avocados.