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Spicy Mussels and Shrimp “Soup”

February 17, 2021 by zimmysnook Leave a Comment

A beautiful copper pot filled with mussels, shrimp, lemons and kale. This pot is surrounded by a bowl filled with this soup, a wooden bowl of chili peppers, wine, wine glasses, lemons and a loaf of bread.

Spicy Mussels and Shrimp “Soup”

Have a little fun around the dinner table as you get your hands dirty digging into bowls full of deliciousness! We LOVE mussels in a flavourful sauce, but it’s sad to see the sauce left in the bowl or pot, then discarded. So, I’ve added broth, kale & shrimp and turned mussels, into “mussels & shrimp soup!” No one ever leaves soup in a bowl, so problem solved!

Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 shallots, diced
  • 2 long chilies, thinly sliced (red or green)
  • 4 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
  • 2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, plus more for serving
  • 1 bunch curly kale, chopped
  • 2 cans (398 ml/13.5 oz) diced tomatoes (or 1 can 796ml/27 oz)
  • 2 1/2 cups stock (chicken, vegetable or seafood – no salt or low sodium)
  • 2 pounds fresh mussels, scrubbed, de-bearded*
  • 12 large wild shrimp, shell on, deveined (see cook’s note)
For serving
  • Crusty bread, 1/2-inch thick slices
  • 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges
  • Hot sauce (optional)
Preparation

Heat a 5 quart pot, pan or Dutch oven over medium heat.

Add oil and lower heat to med-low. Next, add the shallots, salt, chilies and cook until soft. Add fennel seeds, crushed red pepper and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Raise heat to med-hi, add wine, cook for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and chicken stock, bring to boil. Next, add cilantro & kale, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add mussels, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Add shrimp, nestle them into the liquid. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes more. Discard any mussels that do not open. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro.

Bring the whole pot to the table and let everyone scoop small portions at a time. Serve mussels with bread for dipping, lemon wedge and hot sauce (if using). Don’t forget a bowl for the discarded mussel & shrimp shells.

Cook’s note:

I like using shrimp with the shell on as it adds additional flavour to the broth. Since we eat the mussels off the shell, scooping up broth, we are getting our hands dirty anyway, so we peel the shrimp as we eat. If preferred, peel shrimp before cooking.

*De-bearding simply means removing the seaweed-like fibers found sticking out of the shell. I pull them off when scrubbing them clean.

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Serves: 4

Hope you enjoy my Spicy Mussels and Shrimp “Soup”! I would love to hear your feedback if you tried this recipe in the “comment box” below!

Have a delicious day! James (aka Zimmy)

This recipe was made (and served) in my gorgeous Hestan CopperBond Induction Copper 5qt Essential Pan and on my Hestan Dual Fuel Range.

Proud Hestan Culinary  & Hestan Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.

Filed Under: Mains, Seafood, Soup, Chili & Curry Tagged With: easy seafood soup, mussel recipe, mussels, mussels and shrimp, seafood soup, soup recipe

Mussels & Shrimp in a Spicy Tomato Sauce

July 3, 2020 by zimmysnook Leave a Comment

Mussels and shrimp in a Copper pan with glasses of procecco, bread, lemons and herbs surrounding it.

Mussels & shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce. Onions, roasted garlic, white wine, chicken stock, Peperoncini Piccanti, spicy sausage, tomatoes, finished with green onions, lemons & parsley.

Been too long since we’ve had mussels… we’ll be having them again soon!

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 
  • 1/2 medium onion, Diced
  • Hot Portuguese Chouriço (approximately 6”), diced
  • 4 roasted garlic cloves, minced (or 2 raw)
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine 
  • 1/2 cup chicken (or vegetable) stock
  • 1 tablespoon Peperoncini Piccanti (chopped hot peppers in oil)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste 
  • 1 – 28oz can Italian tomato purée
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • 2 pounds live mussels, cleaned and beards removed
  • 1 pound large wild shrimp, shell on
For serving
  • Lemon wedges
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped Italian parsley
  • Crusty bread
Preparation

In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

Add the onion & sausage and cook over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the wine and cook for 1 minute, scrapping the pan clean. Add the stock, Peperoncini Piccanti, tomato paste, tomato purée and pepper and bring just to a boil.

Cover partially and simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, 15-30 minutes.

Season the sauce with salt, pepper or Peperoncini Piccanti to taste.

Stir in the mussels and shrimp, raise heat to medium, cover and cook until the mussels open, 4 to 6 minutes; discard any mussels that do not open.

Sprinkle with onions & parsley and serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread.

In addition to this Mussels & Shrimp in a Spicy Tomato Sauce recipe, you can find more of my favourite seafood recipes here.

Cooked and served in my Hestan Culinary CopperBond 3.5 qt. Sauteuse

Proud Hestan Culinary Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.

Filed Under: Seafood Tagged With: mussels, shrimp, spicy sauce

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