How to Make A Seafood Stew

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken is a leaner protein option.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pollock

Tofu is a plant-based protein alternative.

Introduce the dish and mention the seafood available in Nicaragua.

Cut corn into pieces about the size of a thumb.

Prepare chayote (alligator pear) and carrot for the stew.

Boil water in a pot and add the prepared vegetables.

Add saffron to the boiling water for flavor and color.

Simmer the vegetables until tender.

De-vein the shrimp by cutting along the vein and removing it.

Wash the cleaned shrimp.

Add shrimp to the pot first as they cook quickly.

Cut large sea scallops in half for more portions and add them to the pot.

Stir the seafood mixture to combine.

Add diced tomatoes to the pot and baste the scallops.

Butterfly the squid and make crosshatch cuts on it before adding to the pot.

Add tentacles of the squid to the stew.

Add pre-cooked snow crab to the pot to heat it up.

Simmer the stew and baste the seafood to ensure even cooking.

Taste the stew for seasoning and add salt as needed.

Finish cooking the seafood until done and serve with Spanish bread.

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