Spicy Seafood Pesto
sauceyyy
There is really nothing like a good sauce to change your cooking game.
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Once you find that sauce that you can whip up quickly, tastes amazing and you can pair with pretty much anything...you're golden ! And this is definitely one of those.
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You can switch the seafood up with chicken, or beef, or literally any protein or vegetables of your choosing.
You can pair the sauce with rice, pasta, potatoes...pretty much any carbs.
If you can think of something that wouldn't go with this, please let me know in the comments section.
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Peppers, cream, wine (optional).
This just bangs !
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(thank me later)
Yield: 4 servings
Prep time: <10 mins
Cook time: <20 mins
Total time: <30 mins
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Ingredients:
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250g Mixed Seafood (prawns, mussles, scallops, calamari)
1 can of Chopped Tomatoes
Red Pesto, 2 tbsp (optional)
Tomato Paste, 1 tsp
Dry White Wine, 1/2 cup (optional)
Cooking Creme, 1/4 cup
3 scotch bonnets (ata rodo)
1 Red Onion
2 Garlic Cloves
Parsley (fresh or dried), 1 tbsp
Basil (fresh or dried), 1/2 tbsp
Olive Oil, 2 tbsp
Salt (to taste)
Black Pepper (to taste)
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Grocery Shopping:
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Shoprite, Victoria Island
Red Pesto : Delis Grocery Store, VI
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Prep:
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Chop onion.
Finely chop garlic
Chop parsley.
Chop basil.
Chop scotch bonnets (with or without seeds).
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Instructions:
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1) In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil then add onions and garlic and fry together on low heat for about 2 minutes or until transparent.
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2) Stir in chopped tomatoes, chopped bonnets and tomato paste and simmer on low heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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​3) Stir in 2 tablespoons of red pesto (optional) and cooking creme then add ½ a cup of water, stir and continue to simmer for a further 3 minutes before seasoning with salt and black pepper (to your taste).
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4) Stir in the mixed seafood, parsley and basil then add wine (optional), cover the skillet and allow the seafood sauce to simmer for 5 minutes (if seafood is fresh) or 10 minutes (if frozen).
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5) Remove the lid from the skillet, stir the sauce (if it has dried out a little, add ½ a cup of water or until desired consistency is achieved).
done) Then remove from heat, set aside and serve with your desired side !
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I paired it to make this Seafood Pasta.
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ENJOY ! x
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