Caribbean Seafood Creole Recipes

Ingredients :

4 tbsp olive oil

2 onions, chopped

2 green peppers, cored, deseeded and chopped

2 garlic cloves crushed

500lb / 1 lb mixed seafood (cooked lobster meat, large prawns, crab meat)

4 tbsp white wine

salt and pepper

chopped coriander, to garnish

boiled rice, to serve

Sofrito:

3 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed

500g / 1 lb tomatoes, skinned and chopped

1 tbsp chopped coriander

First make the sofrito. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and fry over a low heat until soft and translucent. Add the tomatoes and coriander and season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer over a very low heat for 20-30 minutes, until thickened.

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the onions, green peppers and garlic and fry, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden, but do not allow them to brown.

Prepare the seafood, removing any shells from the lobster, prawns or crab meat. Add to the vegetables in the pan, together with the prepared sofrito. Simmer gently for 15 minutes. Add the wine and stir well. Continue cooking for 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning, if necessary, and serve garnished with coriander, accompanied by boiled rice.

Serves 4

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