Trader Joe's Harvest Blend Shrimp Stew
Trader Joe's Harvest Blend and Argentinian Red Shrimp come together in a zesty and flavorful stew reminiscent of the Italian stew "Ciopinno". What's better, is it comes together with a few additional pantry ingredients, within the hour, and presents like your best showstopper recipe!
Equipment
- 1 3.5 quart dutch oven or any soup/stew pot.
Ingredients
- 1 medium red onion
- 1 fennel bulb
- 1 medium carrot
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (or crushed)
- 1 cup dry white wine (optional i.e. pinot grigio)
- 1 quart vegetable broth (can substitute water)
- 4 ounces Trader Joe's "Harvest Blend" (1 cup-couscous, orzo, red quinoa, split chickpeas)
- 1 pound Trader Joe's Raw Argentinian Red Shrimp (1 package)
- 20 Green Olives Pitted (I love the bright green Castelvetrano variety but any green olive is fine)
- 1/2 lemon (zest and juice)
- 1/2 chopped bunch fresh dill (to taste- at least a couple tablespoons)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper, red pepper flakes (to taste)
Instructions
- Slice the fennel and onion.
- Roughly chop garlic and carrot.
- Add all to pot with olive oil and saute on medium-high for 5 minutes to soften.
- Add tomato paste, stir and saute a couple minutes to carmelize the tomato paste, then add the wine and can of tomatoes, and saute 10 minutes to evaporate the wine some.
- Add just 4 oz. (1 cup) of the Harvest Blend and the quart of broth. Bring to a simmer, then cover and let simmer 30-40 minutes. See important note.
- Once the split chickpeas have softened, taste to adjust seasonings. If the broth has evaporated too much, add 1/4 cup of water, then add shrimp, olives, lemon zest, lemon juice and fresh dill (reserve some for serving if you want). and bring to simmer for 5 min. Serve topped with extra zest and dill.
Notes
Step 5 Note about cooking Harvest Blend: Since the couscous/orzo blend will absorb as much water as you let it, take care not to use too much and stick to the recipe amount. Also, while this cooks for up to 40 min, you need to check it every 10 min to stir. Some of the orzo/couscous blend will stick a tad here and there, so keep enough liquid in the mix and stir regularly.