There are times when the beauty in this life stops you dead in your tracks. A misty mountain vista with shades of blue and purple, a fiery orange sunset that lights up the sky, an uplifting piece of music. The same could be said of a New England-style bouillabaisse recipe. When it’s done right, it’s […]
This simple Portuguese clam stew recipe is a much simpler adaptation of a more traditional Portuguese clam stew, especially great when you’re short on time and/or ingredients. Nevertheless, despite its simplicity, it bursts with flavors of both the land and sea. It’s also a lot easier to make than some of the more well-known Portuguese […]
In my new seafood cookbook, New England Soups from the Sea, I include 3 lobster soup recipes – lobster bisque, lobster corn chowder, and a Maine lobster stew. These are the 3 main types of lobster soups in New England. Without question, the Maine lobster stew recipe is the least known of the three. But […]
A New England-style scallop stew is basically in the style of a traditional oyster stew. These old-time New England shellfish “stews” are not really stews but rather brothy seafood soups made with a combination of broth and milk or cream. Their defining features are two-fold. First, their simplicity. They are so easy to make it’s […]
You know when you taste something from another country that is so incredible that it makes you contemplate, for a brief second, going straight to the airport and flying to that country just so you can eat it EVERY DAY? That’s Zarzuela de Mariscos, a stupendously delicious Spanish seafood stew that is THAT good. Now, […]
Shrimp Mozambique is one of those fascinating recipes that exist only in small regional pockets of the United States. Though the name suggests it’s an African dish, it’s actually Portuguese so you’ll often hear it referred to as Portuguese Shrimp Mozambique. In particular, you’ll find it in the Portuguese communities on the southern coast of […]
When was the last time you saw a squid stew on a menu? Probably never, right? But if you did, would you order it? Probably not, right? Why risk spending a bunch of your hard-earned money on something you’ve never had before? It would take a little leap of faith to order a squid stew. […]
A traditional oyster stew recipe used to be an incredibly popular dish in the eastern half of the United States. At one time it even rivaled clam chowder as one of America’s favorite seafood soup recipes. From the middle of the 18th century into the early 20th century, oyster saloons were popular establishments that specialized […]
You’ll find very few recipes, be it online or in cookbooks, for a New England crab stew. Same for crab soups. Other types of New England shellfish like clams, lobsters, and mussels are much more popular in seafood soups and stews than local crabs. So when I decided I wanted to make a New England […]
With all due respect to gumbo, Cioppino is America’s most popular native seafood stew. Cioppino originated in San Francisco in the late 19th century with Italian immigrant fishermen who adapted similar native dishes, such as zuppa di pesce, into a unique tomato-based seafood medley. It has ventured far beyond its humble beginnings to become a […]