Sopa de Mariscos (Seafood Soup)

Description

A Tex-Mex inspired seafood soup with a rich broth for a satisfying Sunday meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 medium carrots, diced
  • 1 ear fresh corn, kernels cut from cob
  • 1 stalk celery, halved and diced
  • 6 cups chicken stock (such as Swanson®)
  • 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
  • 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, lime, and cilantro (such as RO*TEL®)
  • 1 ancho chile pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 pound fresh littleneck clams
  • 1 pound fresh mussels
  • 1 pound fresh cod, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • ¾ pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped, or to taste
  • 1 avocado, peeled and sliced

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent
  2. 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant
  3. about 1 minute.
  4. Add carrots
  5. corn
  6. and celery and cook until softened
  7. about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock
  8. tomatoes
  9. ancho chili
  10. chili powder
  11. and cumin and bring to a boil. Reduce heat
  12. cover
  13. and simmer for 45 minutes.
  14. Meanwhile
  15. place clams and mussels in a bowl of cold water to filter out sand.
  16. Drain clams and mussels; add to the soup. Stir in cod and shrimp. Cover and boil until cod is white and flaky
  17. mussels and clams are open
  18. and shrimp is pink
  19. 5 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately
  20. topped with cilantro and avocado.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Servings: 10

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