Shrimp and Chorizo Stew

Recipe Week – Day 3, Shrimp and Chorizo Stew

Looking for a little Louisiana kick to your recipes?  The shrimp and chorizo stew is an excellent dish that you can vary the heat / spice easily.  And it’s a great alternative if you make a lot of stir fry dishes.

shrimp- chorizo with prosciutto white fish romesco sauce

You can combine shrimp and chorizo dish with the romesco sauce dish from yesterday.

I add rice to this dish, but you can add whatever grain / starch you wish.  Here is the recipe for my cooked brown rice:

Brown Rice Recipe (Takes 1-hour to complete)

  • 1 Cup gluten-free organic brown rice
  • 1 Tbsp (or more) minced garlic or chop up garlic cloves
  • Chop up 1/8 yellow onion
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil
  • Ground Pepper
  • 2 Cups Water

Directions
On medium heat, add coconut oil, onions, and ground pepper.  Let it fry up for 2-3 minutes (onions soft and/or translucent), add in garlic for another minute. Add in rice & water, cover until it boils.  Reduce heat to low, uncover & stir, cover again for 50 minutes.

Shrimp and Chorizo Stew

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds / 1 carton of cherry tomatoes
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp fresh oregano, plus more for garnish
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Ground pepper
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 pound large shrimp (18 – 22), peeled and deveined.  If in doubt, go for the bigger shrimp.
  • 1/2 pound Spanish chorizo sausage, cut into 3/4 inch thick rounds (you can also substitute chicken sausage, but make sure to cut it when it is semi-thawed)
  • Cooked rice

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss tomatoes, garlic, onion, and oregano with oil in a large bowl;  season with pepper and salt.  Spread mixture evenly in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet (large cast iron pan with lid works great).  Roast covered, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes burst, about 30 minutes.  Add shrimp and chorizo and stir until well coated.  Roast another 10 minutes.  Add in rice uncovered for another 3 minutes.

NOTE:  If you want to add in more heat, add jamaican jerk seasoning, srichacha sauce, or any liquid-based heat to the rice and taste together with the stew.  Just remember to add in small quantities; it’s easier to add, impossible to remove.

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Romesco Sauce

Recipe Week – Day 2, Romesco Sauce

Romesco sauce is a great alternative sauce instead of your traditional tomato-based sauces.  And since some cannot handle nightshade vegetables, this recipe works well for them.  The taste has a little kick to it and the smoked paprika gives it a distinct flavor while still staying versatile in many stir fry dishes.

romesco sauce

Romesco sauce

shrimp- chorizo with prosciutto white fish romesco sauce

Romesco sauce used on prosciutto wrapped fish.

 

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup toasted almonds
  • 2-4 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped drained bottled roasted red peppers or piquillo peppers
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp sherry vinegar glaze (optional)
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Finely grind the almonds, garlic, red pepper flakes in a food processor.  Add roasted peppers, vinegar, and salt (as needed up to 1/2 tsp) and then puree, adding olive oil as it processes.  Season with black pepper.

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Ceviche

Recipe Week – Day 1, Ceviche

Welcome to recipe week.  For the next 5 days, I will showcase a recipe each day that I use within my strict autoimmune diet.  Almost every dish includes some time of protein / meat.  However, these meals are flexible enough to go meatless.  For the ceviche, if you have an issue with sugar, try one mango instead of two.

ceviche grouper

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Grouper or another white fish uncooked
  • 1 cup lime juice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup cilantro
  • 4-5 green onions
  • 2 serrano chilies or 1 jalapeno chili
  • 2 mangos
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • lime zest

Directions

Mix grouper, lime and orange juice, chilies, and zest of 1 lime together in a large bowl.  Let sit for 30 minutes.

Strain juices and reserve 1/2, toss in cilantro, mango, green onions, add salt and pepper to taste along with the olive oil.

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