How to Make Perfect Etouffee-inspired seafood stew

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have etouffee-inspired seafood stew using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Etouffee-inspired seafood stew:

1. Get 5 tbsp unsalted butter
2. Get 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3. Prepare 1 large onion, chopped
4. Prepare 1 green bell pepper, chopped
5. Make ready 3 celery sticks, chopped
6. Take 5 cloves garlic, minced
7. Prepare 1 tbsp smoky paprika
8. Make ready 2 tsp dried oregano
9. Take 2 tsp dried thyme
10. Prepare 1-796 ml can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
11. Prepare 2 cups chicken stock
12. Make ready 2 bay leaves
13. Get 300 g cod fillets, chopped into bite-sized chunks
14. Prepare 300 g bay scallops
15. Make ready Fresh Italian parsley for garnish

Steps to make Etouffee-inspired seafood stew:

1. Add the butter to a medium pot on medium heat. Whisk in the flour once the butter's melted. Keep whisking until you get a blonde roux (a little lighter in colour than caramel).
2. Stir the onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic into the pot. Let cook about 5 minutes until softened. Add the paprika, oregano, thyme, a good pinch of salt and several grinds of freshly cracked black pepper, and let cook another 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, and bay leaves to the pot. Bring to a simmer, and let cook for 15 minutes. The sauce will get pretty thick; don't worry about it.
4. Add the cod and scallops to the pot, and continue simmering for 10 minutes. The sauce should loosen during this time. If not, thin it out with a little water. Check the seasoning and add more salt and pepper to taste. Throw on a little fresh parsley for garnish, then serve with steamed rice.

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