Green Bean Seafood Stew - April Recipe Series

Seafood stews are generally not long cooking and are an easy way to make dinner when time is short.  This recipe called for saffron which is a rare herb that costs quite a bit, but you only need a couple threads if you can find them in your local cooking specialty store.

Green Bean Seafood Stew

2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon fennel seed

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Pinch of crumbled saffron threads

1 cup diced tomatoes, with juice

1/4 cup vegetable broth

4 ounces green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces

4 ounces bay scallops, tough muscle removed

4 ounces small shrimp, (41-50 per pound), peeled and deveined

Directions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, fennel seed, salt, pepper and saffron; cook for 20 seconds.

Stir in tomatoes, broth and green beans. Bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.

Increase heat to medium, stir in scallops and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes more. 2 servings, 1 3/4 cups each.

RECIPE THEME:

Each month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive archive will be shared.  This year we have 12 new topics, different from the topics of last year.  To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe link or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018. 

You can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each  month.  All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2019 so you can find them all.

The themes are:

Jan 2019 – Chicken and Dumplings (CDumpsJan)

Feb 2019 - Pasta Dishes (PastaFeb)

March 2019 - Edible Flowers (FlowerMar)

April 2019 - Seafood Recipes (SeafoodApr)

May 2019 - Cajun And Creole

June 2019 - Vegetarian Dishes

July 2019 - Zucchini Recipes

August 2019 - National Mustard Day – mustard recipes

September 2019 - Quiche

October 2019 - Crock Pot meals

November 2019 - Pies

December 2019 - Mocktails