Spicy Seafood Mix recipe
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This dish is a relative of American gumbos -rich, spicy stews full of flavour.
ingredients
450 g (1 lb) cooked, unpeeled prawns
1/2 tbsp each whole cloves, whole allspice, coriander seed and mustard seed
2 pints water
60 g (4 tbsps) butter or margarine
1 onion, peeled and sliced
1 green pepper, seeded and sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
45 g (3 tbsps) flour
1/2 tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tbsps chopped parsley
Dash Worcester sauce
12 oysters, shelled
225 g (8 oz) tomatoes, peeled and chopped
Salt and pepper
Cooked rice
1/2 tbsp each whole cloves, whole allspice, coriander seed and mustard seed
2 pints water
60 g (4 tbsps) butter or margarine
1 onion, peeled and sliced
1 green pepper, seeded and sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
45 g (3 tbsps) flour
1/2 tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tbsps chopped parsley
Dash Worcester sauce
12 oysters, shelled
225 g (8 oz) tomatoes, peeled and chopped
Salt and pepper
Cooked rice
method
1. Peel the prawns and reserve the shells. Mix shells with the spice mixture and water and bring to the boil in a large stock pot. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes.
2. Melt the butter or margarine and, when foaming, add the onion, green pepper, garlic and flour. Cook slowly, stirring constantly until the flour is a pale golden brown. Gradually strain on the stock, discarding the shells and spice mixture. Add the thyme and bay leaf and stir well. Bring to the boil and then simmer until thick.
3. Add the parsley and the Worcester sauce to taste. Add the oysters, peeled prawns and tomatoes and heat through gently to cook the oysters.
4. Adjust the seasoning and serve over rice.
If the mixture is not thick enough, use equal portions of butter or margarine and flour mixed together to a paste. Add a bit of the paste at a time to the mix, and boil in between additions until the desired thickness is reached.
2. Melt the butter or margarine and, when foaming, add the onion, green pepper, garlic and flour. Cook slowly, stirring constantly until the flour is a pale golden brown. Gradually strain on the stock, discarding the shells and spice mixture. Add the thyme and bay leaf and stir well. Bring to the boil and then simmer until thick.
3. Add the parsley and the Worcester sauce to taste. Add the oysters, peeled prawns and tomatoes and heat through gently to cook the oysters.
4. Adjust the seasoning and serve over rice.
If the mixture is not thick enough, use equal portions of butter or margarine and flour mixed together to a paste. Add a bit of the paste at a time to the mix, and boil in between additions until the desired thickness is reached.
serving amount
serves 6
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