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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.

Calories 244.5 per serving 1467 for selected servings
Fat 6.1g per serving 36.6g for selected servings
Sugar 3.3g per serving 19.8g for selected servings
Protein 25.6g per serving 153.6g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 14.5g per serving 87g for selected servings

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

  1. Dice the potatoes and add them to a hot sauté pan or Dutch oven with a tbsp of olive oil.

  2. Fry until the potatoes are getting soft (5-8 minutes) add all the rest of the base ingredients.

  3. Bring to a boil and lower heat to simmer.

  4. Then add the fish, followed a minute later by the shrimp, and then the scallops.

  5. Everything will be cooked in a few minutes when the shrimp is red.

  6. Serve with warm tortillas or quesadillas.

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