Seafood Stew with Anchovy Aioli
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup bottled clam juice
- One 28-ounce can diced peeled tomatoes with their juices
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste dissolved in 1/2 cup water
- Two 2-inch-long strips of orange zest
- 1 1/2 teaspoons anchovy paste
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- Cayenne pepper
- 3/4 pound shelled and deveined large shrimp, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/4 pound sea scallops, halved or quartered if large
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil until shimmering.
- Add the onion, carrot and three-fourths of the garlic and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add the wine and cook until evaporated, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the clam juice, the tomatoes and their juices, the diluted tomato paste, orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon of the anchovy paste; season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer over moderately high heat until reduced by half, about 15 minutes.
- Discard the orange zest.
- Transfer half of the soup to a blender and coarsely puree.
- Return the puree to the soup in the saucepan.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir the mayonnaise with the remaining garlic and 1 teaspoon of anchovy paste.
- Season the aioli with cayenne.
- Return the soup to a gentle boil.
- Add the shrimp and scallops and simmer until just cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- Serve the soup in deep bowls; pass the aioli at the table.
extravirgin olive oil, onion, carrot, garlic, white wine, clam juice, tomatoes, tomato, orange zest, anchovy paste, salt, mayonnaise, cayenne pepper, shrimp
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/seafood-stew-with-anchovy-aioli (may not work)