Recipe: Dashi-Braised Shellfish Stew - Andrew Zimmern Recipe
Andrew Zimmern makes a super-savory seafood stew
This shellfish stew is all about adding each type of shellfish at the right time so that the seafood doesn't overcook. The perfect accompaniment? Zimmern's lightly grilled vegetables with miso sabayon.
To learn more, read "A Very Shellfish Act."
Recipe adapted from Andrew Zimmern
Dashi-Braised Shellfish Stew
Andrew Zimmern makes a Japanese-style shellfish stew with dashi, sake and a few pats of butter that give it a rich umami mouthfeel.
Prep Time
30
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
4
to 6 servings
Total time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 pound head-on shrimp, peeled and deveined with heads still intact
- ½ cup sake
- 1 cup dashi
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and cut into ¼-inch-long strips
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 fennel bulb, very thinly sliced
- 1 whole dried red hot chile
- ¼ cup thinly sliced scallion (white and green parts), divided
- One 2-to-2½-pound live lobster
- 12 cherrystone clams, scrubbed clean
- 1 pound mussels, rinsed with beards removed
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Sushi rice, for serving
Directions
- Preheat a large wok over medium-high heat. Add the oil and swirl it around the pan. Add the shrimp in a single layer and sear on one side until lightly browned, 1½ to 2 minutes. Flip and sear the other side for 1 more minute. Transfer the shrimp to a plate and set aside.
- Add the sake, dashi, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, fennel, chile and half of the scallions. Bring to a boil. Add the lobster and cook, covered, for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium low to maintain a gentle simmer and cook with the lid on for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and transfer the lobster to a cutting board. When it's cool enough to handle, remove the lobster meat and portion it into 4 bowls. Add the lobster head back into the wok.
- Place the wok over medium heat. Once the liquid has come to a simmer, add the clams and cook, covered, for 4 minutes. Add the mussels and cook for 2 minutes. Add the reserved shrimp back into the wok and add the butter. Stir the contents of the wok very gently until the butter is fully incorporated, 1 more minute. Discard any clams and mussels that do not open.
- Divide the clams, mussels and cooked shrimp among the 4 bowls. Pour the broth over the shellfish, making sure to get a little fennel into each bowl. Garnish with the remaining scallions and serve with sushi rice.
Nutrition
| Calories per Serving | 495 |
| Total Fat | 20.5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9.1 g |
| Trans Fat | 0.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 372.1 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 16.6 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Total Sugars | 8.3 g |
| Sodium | 1,915.6 mg |
| Protein | 54.0 g |
The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
