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Cazuela de Mariscos

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Cazuela de Mariscos

Soup
⏱ 60 min
👥 Serves 4
Difficulty ⭐⭐

Seafood simmered in coconut milk — a rich stew from Colombia's Pacific coast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Cazuela de mariscos is a seafood stew from Colombia's Pacific coast: shrimp, shellfish, and white fish simmered in a broth of tomato and coconut milk. Shaped by Afro-Colombian food culture, it's rich and spicy and a signature dish of the Pacific region.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an eatery in the port town of Buenaventura, generous ladles of seafood stew are served from a big pot at lunchtime.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Mince the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and sauté in oil.

  2. Add tomato purée and cook it down.

  3. Add coconut milk and seafood stock (or water) and bring to a boil.

  4. Add the white fish, shrimp, and clams and simmer until cooked.

  5. Season with salt and scatter with cilantro.

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