Seafood Calypso Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time20 MinCooking Time35 Min
Ready In55 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodDish
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 Beef Consomme With Gelatin- 1/2 can
 Yellow or White Onion- 1 tablespoon
 Garlic1 Tablespoon, minced
 Scallion3 Tablespoon, minced
 Tomato- 1/2 cup peeled, seeded, and chopped
 Dry White Vermouth- 1/4 cup
 Worcestershire sauce1 Tablespoon
 Lemon juice1 Tablespoon
 Parsley1 Tablespoon, chopped
 Ground black pepper1/2 Teaspoon
 Thyme1 Teaspoon
 Sweet basil1/2 Teaspoon
 Sage1/4 Teaspoon
 Coriander1/4 Teaspoon
 Mace1/4 Teaspoon
 Cumin1/4 Teaspoon
 Turmeric1/4 Teaspoon
 Bay Leaves- 3 whole
 Shrimp- 12 raw, shelled and deveined
 Bay Scallops (or 6 large sea scallops, quartered)- 12 raw
 Brandy1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (Sauce- 2 drops)
 Liqueur1/2 Teaspoon (Sauce- 2 drops)
 White rice2 Cup (16 tbs), cooked (Sauce- 2 drops)

Directions

MAKING
1) Using non-stick pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, sauté onion, garlic, and scallion until cooked down.
2) Stream in the beef consommé.
3) Stir in all the remaining ingredients except shrimp, scallops, brandy, Pernod, and rice.
4) Allow to simmer the onion mixture for 20 minutes until tomatoes break down and sauce is semi-thick.
5) Stir in shrimp and scallops.
6) As shrimp starts to turn pink, in a small saucepan warm brandy.

FINALIZING
7) Stream brandy over frying pan and ignite.
8) When flame is out, add Pernod and stir.
9) Take the pan off the heat and remove bay leaves.

SERVING
10) Serve hot with rice.
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