Seafood Ragout Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S DEVILED SHRIMP RAGU

Steps:

• Place shrimp shells into a saucepan with bay leaf and 1 pinch of smoked paprika over medium-low heat; cook and stir shells until they turn pink, about 5 minutes. Pour in water, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer shrimp stock for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Mix lemon juice, ketchup, brown sugar, ground chipotle pepper, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, garlic, 1 pinch of salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
• Strain shrimp stock into a bowl; discard shells and bay leaf. Whisk shrimp stock into ketchup mixture and set aside.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat until small wisps of smoke rise from the skillet. Cook shrimp in the hot oil until bottom sides of shrimp are seared and browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in shrimp stock mixture and cook until shrimp are opaque, about 3 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a bowl using a slotted spoon, leaving sauce in skillet.
• Bring sauce to a boil and cook until sauce has reduced and thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cold butter, turn off heat, and let residual heat of pan melt butter. Stir until butter has incorporated into sauce and sauce is slightly thickened.
• Stir shrimp into sauce and toss with chives. Serve shrimp with sauce.

PASTA WITH SHRIMP RAGù

Steps:

• Shell shrimp; boil shells with just enough water to cover, a large pinch of salt, a grinding of pepper and a pinch of cayenne. Simmer 10 minutes, then drain, reserving liquid (discard shells). Bring a pot of water to boil for pasta and salt it.
• Meanwhile, finely chop about a third of the shrimp. Put olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; a minute later add onion and carrot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are quite soft, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, herb and chopped shrimp, and cook, still over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes begin to break down. Add stock from shrimp shells and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is no longer soupy but still moist.
• When sauce is almost done, cook pasta. When pasta has about 5 minutes to go, stir whole shrimp into sauce. Serve pasta with sauce and shrimp, garnished with a few leaves of marjoram or oregano.

MEDITERRANEAN SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil until tender. Add 1/2 teaspoon garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, lemon zest and pepper flakes; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add the clam juice, wine or additional clam juice, tomato paste and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through., Add the fish, shrimp, scallops and parsley. Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, the shrimp turn pink and scallops are opaque. Combine mayonnaise and remaining garlic; dollop onto each serving.

SEAFOOD NEWBURG

Steps:

• Combine butter, flour and salt in a saucepan. Cook for two minutes. Slowly pour in milk and bring mixture to a boil.
• Stir sherry into the mixture (to taste), paprika, catsup and Worcestershire sauce. Place seafood in the saucepan and heat thoroughly. Serve hot.

ROASTED SALMON FILLETS WITH SEAFOOD RAGOUT

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a wide pot (about 12" wide) set over medium, to medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add wine, stock, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano and cayenne. Simmer 5 minutes, and then remove from the heat. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the salmon fillets, or whole side of salmon, skin-side down on a very large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle salmon with the 2 Tbsp. oil and orange juice; season with salt and pepper. Bake the fish 15 minutes, or until cooked through. While the salmon bakes, finish ragout by setting the pot with the tomato mixture back over medium, to medium-high heat. When simmering, season with salt and pepper, then add clams, mussels and shrimp. Cover and cook until clams and mussels just open, and the shrimp are heated through, about 3 to 4 minutes. When cooked, set a piece of salmon into each of 8, heated shallow bowls. (If you cooked a whole side of salmon, cut it into portions with sharp knife.) Divide and top salmon with ragout. Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Note: Discard any clams or mussels that do not close when squeezed before cooking, or that do not open after cooking. Both are signs the bivalve was dead before cooking it and should not be eaten. Recipe Options: Instead of salmon, try another fish fillet in this recipe, such as halibut or cod. Instead of shrimp, use an equal weight of Dungeness crabmeat, heating it as you would the shrimp. Or, use a mix of crab and shrimp in this recipe. Dungeness crabmeat can be found in our seafood department showcase. If you enjoy its licorice-like taste, instead of oregano, used dried tarragon in the ragout.

MUSHROOM RAGU

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat the oil. When almost smoking, add the onions and garlic over medium-low heat until the onions have wilted, about 8 minutes. Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Raise heat to high and saute until mushrooms are tender and all the liquid has evaporated. Remove pan from heat and pour in Marsala. Return pan to stove and allow wine to evaporate, about 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and simmer for 1/2 hour until the sauce has reduced by half. Add heavy cream and mix well. Take the pan off the heat and add the fresh herbs and Parmesan and mix thoroughly.

SEAFOOD RAGOUT

Steps:

• To make coriander oil,place garlic and coriander in a food processor and process until finely minced,stopping machine to scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula.With the machine running,slowly pour in the oil,stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl,until the oil is fully incorporated.
• Add the tablespoon of kosher salt to 3 quarts of water in a 4-quart saucepan and bring to a boil.Add the carrots,fennel and zucchini.Return to a boil.Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.Skim the vegetables out with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• Pour the stock into a large stock pot.Cover and bring to a boil.Add the clams.Cover the pot. Cook for 2 minutes.Add the mussels.Cover and cook until the clams and mussels are just open,about 4 minutes.Add the favas or limas,allow to warm and then add the calamari and vegetables and stir them in. Cover the pot and return to a boil.Lower the heat slightly and cook,stirring occasionally,until the calamari are just white,about 5 minutes.Season with salt,if needed,and pepper.Bring to a boil and serve immediately.Pass coriander oil separately.