Wow Everyone With This Freezer-Friendly Spanish Seafood Stew [Recipe]

I love surprising my guests with this freezer-friendly Spanish seafood stew. If you have frozen seafood and do not know what to do with it, this is your opportunity to shine. You can even prepare this dish ahead of time and then serve it to your family and friends whenever you want.

Try This Freezer-Friendly Spanish Seafood Stew For A Change

For this meal, you will need olive oil, onions, garlic, paprika, cayenne pepper, dry white wine, tomatoes, potatoes, tomato puree, chorizo, black olives, chickpeas, seafood, and parsley.

If you need to substitute some of these, go with leeks, celery, chili powder, dry sherry, sweet potato, cherry tomatoes, cured chorizo, lentils, shrimp, and cilantro.

You can start cooking the onions first, then add the garlic and spices. Slowly add in the wine, tomatoes, potatoes, and tomato puree. When the potatoes are ready, add the chorizo, olives, and chickpeas, and finish off with the seafood.

Allow everything to simmer for about 10-15 minutes, or until you see that the seafood is cooked enough. Season to your taste and serve with parsley on top, plus a drizzle of olive oil.

Freezing and Unfreezing the Seafood Stew

When you need to freeze your Spanish seafood stew, follow all the steps except for the seafood. Allow your mix to cool down entirely and then portion it up into freezer bags that you should lay flat. Once your bags are solid, you can stack them upright.

Once you are ready to prepare your frozen stew, simply empty it into a saucepan with some water, cover, and cook over low heat. Slowly increase the heat and cook until the food is hot. Add your frozen seafood and simmer for another 15 minutes, or until the seafood looks ready.

Serving Suggestions

Serve your Spanish seafood stew with toasted bread, a wedge of lemon, and even more olive oil! Enjoy making this delicious stew in just a few minutes any day!

Freezer-Friendly Spanish Seafood Stew

Course: Main MealCuisine: Freezer-Friendly

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

Satisfy your craving for seafood with this simple and delicious stew!

Prepare 4 servings for now and 4 for the freezer.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (900 g) frozen mixed seafood

• 6 1/4 cups (800 g) chickpeas

• 6 1/4 cups (800 g) chopped tomatoes

• 1 1/4 cup (300 ml) dry white wine

• 6 large potatoes, sliced into 1 cm cubes

• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

• 2 handfuls of black olives, pitted

• 2 onions, finely chopped

• 2 chorizo rings, skin removed, chopped roughly

• 2 tbsp of oil

• 2 tbsp smoked paprika

• 2 tbsp tomato puree

• 4 tbsp finely chopped parsley leaves

• 1 tsp cayenne

Directions

• Using a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Cook onions, stirring often, for about 5-10 minutes until softened.
• Add in garlic and spices. Stir continuously for about 30 seconds until the aroma is released.
• Add wine and let it sizzle.
• Add chopped tomatoes, potatoes, and tomato puree.
• Add some salt and pepper.
• Cover saucepan and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Mix in the chorizo, olives, and chickpeas and halve the mixture.
• Add half of the frozen mixed seafood.
• Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle parsley.
• Serve and enjoy!

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