Maryland Seafood Stew Recipes

MARYLAND SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• In a large pan, sauté onions in oil until tender. Add water, wine, tomato paste and seasonings. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. Wash fish and cut into 6 pieces. Check and remove any shell pieces from crabmeat. Scrub clam and/or oyster shells well with a brush.
• Add shellfish to the broth first and cook for 20 or 30 minutes or until the shells open. Then add the fish. And cook another 6 to 10 minutes.

MARYLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion, celery, carrot, and 2 cloves garlic in 2 Tabs olive oil until clear.
• 2. Transfer to large sauce pan or soup pot
• 3. Add bottled clam juice and potatoes
• 4. Simmer until potatoes are tender
• 5. Meanwhile, Saute shrimp, scallops and 1 clove garlic in same saute pan until barely cooked
• 6. Add all seafood and juices to the soup pot
• 7. sprinkle the crab seasoning on top of the pile of seafood in the pot
• 8. Make a roux out of the flour and remaining 2 Tab olive oil in the saute pan, incorporating any juices and bits from the seafood
• 9. Add half and half to the roux and stir until thickened
• 10. Gently stir half and half into the seafood mixture and simmer until seafood is cooked through

MARYLAND CRAB STEW

Steps:

• Saute bacon in large saucepan or Dutch oven until crisp.
• Add onions,carrots,celery,garlic, and green pepper and saute until lightly golden, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add tomatoes,salt and pepper.
• Gradually stir in hot water, chicken stock base and clams until mixture is well combined.
• Simmer 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add potatoes, worcertershire sauce, lemon juice and seasonings and simmer 1/2 hour longer.
• Add crabmeat and heat through.
• Serve hot.