Portuguese clam stew with garlic croutons

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2.00cupnew potatoes, quartered
1; cooked
1.00tablespoonolive oil
1.00poundschorizo sausage; about 4 links, each cut i
cuponion; chopped
¼cupcilantro; chopped
2.00tablespoongarlic; minced
2.00tablespoonshallots; minced
2.00cuppotatoes; medium dice
2.00teaspoonsalt
½teaspooncrushed red peppers
1.00teaspoonblack pepper
4.00cupshrimp stock
48.00littleneck clams; scrubbed
1.00cupitalian plum tomatoes; peel seed and chop
½cupgreen onions; chopped
2.00teaspoonessence
¾cuproasted garlic aioli
12.00slicecrusty bread (about 2-3 in diamente; r)
2.00tablespoonparsley; chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a saute pan, heat the olive oil.

When the pan is smoking hot, add the chorizo. Brown the sausage for 2-3 minutes. Add the onions, cilantro, garlic, shallots, potatoes, salt, crushed red pepper, black pepper, and shrimp sauce. Bring to a boil. Add clams, tomatoes, green onions and Essence. Cover the saute pan and cook over high heat until all the clams are open, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. For the croutons: Spread the 1 tablespoon of aioli over each slice of bread. BAke for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Place stew in a shallow bowl and serve with croutons.

Garnish with chopped parsley.

Source: Essence of Emeril, #EE2334, TVFN formatted by Lisa Crawford, 6/21/96

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