Shrimp in Spicy Broth

4.0/5 rating (2 votes)
  • Feb 12, 2012
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 25 min
  • Serves: 4
  • Complexity: easy
  • Origin: Spanish
Shrimp in Spicy Broth

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Yellow Bell Pepper- seeded & diced
  • 1 Onion - chopped
  • 3 Garlic Cloves - crushed
  • 2 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1 tsp crushed Red Pepper
  • 1 tsp Saffron threads- crumbled
  • 2 16-oz cans Stewed Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Tomato or Vegetable Juice
  • ½ cup Albariño wine
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp ground Black Pepper
  • 12 oz medium Shrimp- shelled & deveined
  • 4 cups chopped Swiss Chard or Spinach

Directions

  1. In a 5-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat oil until hot. Add yellow bell pepper and onion; cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in garlic, cumin, crushed red pepper and saffron threads; cook 1 minute to release flavors.

  2. Add stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  3. Stir in shrimp and Swiss chard; cover and simmer 3 to 4 minutes until shrimp turn opaque, stirring frequently.
    To serve, ladle shrimp into serving bowls and crusty bread.

    WINE PAIRING: Rías Baixas Albariño

    Recipe by Libby Walp of Chicago

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