Peruvian Seafood and Rice Stew
- 1 cup diced plum tomatoes
- 1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/3 cup aji panca paste (see Note)
- 4 cups cooked medium-grain white rice
- Four 8-ounce bottles clam juice
- 12 mussels, scrubbed
- 8 shelled and deveined large shrimp
- 8 large sea scallops
- 4 cleaned squid, bodies cut into thin rings and tentacles halved
- 1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 scallions, finely chopped
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Lime wedges, for serving
- Make the salsa criolla In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the rice and seafood In a large, wide saucepan, heat the canola oil.
- Add the aji panca paste and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add the rice and stir for 1 minute, then stir in the clam juice and bring to a boil.
- Add the mussels and cook until they open, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mussels to a bowl.
- Discard any that do not open.
- Reduce the heat to moderate and continue simmering the rice, stirring constantly, until it has the texture of a very loose risotto, about 4 minutes longer.
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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/peruvian-seafood-and-rice-stew (may not work)