Recipe: Parihuela (Peruvian Sea Food Soup)

Parihuela (Peruvian Sea Food Soup)

1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 medium size onions, chopped tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon aj panca / sundried red aji (chili) paste
3 aj mirasol / sundried yellow aji (chili)
1 teaspoon fresh oregano
1 bay leaf
cup white wine
8 small fish fillets
3 lb 5 oz (1 1/2 k) fish head, trimmings and bones
16 mussels
10 1/2 oz (300 g) crayfish
10 1/2 oz (300 g) shrimps
10 1/2 oz (300 g) squids, cut in rings
8 clams, cleaned
8 sea scallops
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons minced parsley
2 green onions, chopped for garnish
Salt
Pepper

Place fish head and bones in a large size pan with 10 cups of salted water and boil for half hour. Add cleaned mussels and boil for 10 minutes. Strain and reserve stock.

Saut in oil, garlic and onions until soft and clear, but not golden.

Add tomato, paprika, sundried red aji paste, whole sundried yellow aji, salt, pepper bay leaf and oregano. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

Add wine and continue cooking at low heat for 5 minutes. Add fish stock, soy sauce, cilantro and parsley.

Just before serving place seafood and cooked mussels and bring to a boil for 3 or 4 minutes.

Serve immediately with few key lime drops and green onion.

8 servings