Portuguese clam stew with garlic croutons
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.00 | cup | new potatoes, quartered | 
| 1 | ; cooked | |
| 1.00 | tablespoon | olive oil | 
| 1.00 | pounds | chorizo sausage; about 4 links, each cut i | 
| ⅔ | cup | onion; chopped | 
| ¼ | cup | cilantro; chopped | 
| 2.00 | tablespoon | garlic; minced | 
| 2.00 | tablespoon | shallots; minced | 
| 2.00 | cup | potatoes; medium dice | 
| 2.00 | teaspoon | salt | 
| ½ | teaspoon | crushed red peppers | 
| 1.00 | teaspoon | black pepper | 
| 4.00 | cup | shrimp stock | 
| 48.00 | littleneck clams; scrubbed | |
| 1.00 | cup | italian plum tomatoes; peel seed and chop | 
| ½ | cup | green onions; chopped | 
| 2.00 | teaspoon | essence | 
| ¾ | cup | roasted garlic aioli | 
| 12.00 | slice | crusty bread (about 2-3 in diamente; r) | 
| 2.00 | tablespoon | parsley; 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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