Baja Seafood & Cactus Stew
At a Glance
- Prep
- 10 minutes
- Cook
- 15 minutes
- Total
- 25 minutes
- Servings
- 6 serving(s)
Categories
- Main Course
- Stew
- Mexican
- Stove Top
- Easy
Allergens
- Shellfish
- Fish
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.
A simple dish, you should be able to get the napolitos and enchilada sauce at most supermarkets, but if not you might try a Mexican or Latin market.
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Equipment
Sauté pan or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) can hatch green enchilada sauce
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
- 1 (14 ounce) can chicken stock
- 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
- 1 (1 pint) jar cactus pieces, rinsed in water (nopalitos)
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 -3 red potatoes, diced into bite size pieces (optional)
- 1 lb large shrimp or 1 lb jumbo shrimp
- 3 -4 pieces red snapper (4-inch) or 3 -4 pieces cod (4-inch)
- 1/2 lb scallops
Instructions
Dice the potatoes and add them to a hot sauté pan or Dutch oven with a tbsp of olive oil.
Fry until the potatoes are getting soft (5-8 minutes) add all the rest of the base ingredients.
Bring to a boil and lower heat to simmer.
Then add the fish, followed a minute later by the shrimp, and then the scallops.
Everything will be cooked in a few minutes when the shrimp is red.
Serve with warm tortillas or quesadillas.
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