Fish and other sea products are delicious healthy foods that contain protein that enhances the value of any meal. Both for a dinner, where you would need to combine tastes and prepare several courses, or when you simply want something lighter and at the same time healthy, mixed seafood recipes will always help create something interesting and tasty.
Seafood comprises shrimp, mackerel fish, scallops, and mussels in these recipes and they will also be popular with you. Here are five tasty mixed seafood dishes that you should not miss out on.
The Best Seafood Recipes
1. Mixed Seafood Paella
Paella is one of the favorite Spanish foods that can be described by such adjectives as bright and diverse. Mixed seafood dishes include shrimp, mussels, calamari, and clams which when placed in a paella give a pot of seafood.
Saffron rice, peppers, peas, and seafood are truly blessings to behold and benefit the eyes and the palate.
Ingredients:
1 cup short-grain rice, 1 lb shrimp, 1 lb mussels, ½ pound calamari, ½ lb clams, 1 medium onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp paprika, 1 pinch saffron threads, 4 tumblers of seafood, ½ cup peas, 1 lemon, Olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Instructions:
- In a large skillet or paella pan heat two tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat. Stir in onion, garlic and bell pepper. Sauté until soft.
- The addition of rice, paprika, and saffron to the dish to coat the whole rice with the spices.
- You can pour in the broth and allow it to cook for 10 minutes.
- Next, put the shrimp, mussels, calamari, and clams inside the pan placing them on the rice and letting it sit.
- Place the lid and cook for a further 10 minutes until the seafood turns out to be cooked.
- Stir in the peas and season the cod with salt and pepper.
- Serve the cod topped with the lemon wedges. Serve hot.
2. Creamy Seafood Chowder
This rich seafood chowder is a warm bowl of soup with thick shrimp, scallops, and halibut chowder Alaska-style broth. The cream, potatoes, and tender seafood make a hearty fare that is perfect for wet winter evenings.
Ingredients:
1 lb white fish, ½ lbs of shrimp, ½ lb scallops, 4 slices of bacon, 1 medium onion, 2 cloves garlic, 3 mid-size potatoes, 4 cups seafood, 2 cups heavy cream, salt, pepper, and fresh thyme.
Instructions:
- In a large pot cook bacon until it turns brown.
- Discard with some left in the pot and fried bacon fat.
- Put onion and garlic into the pot to sauté until they are done.
- Add the potatoes and broth, to cook the potatoes until soft which should take about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the white fish, shrimp, and scallops into the pot you used in the preparation, and continue to fry until the seafood turns clear.
- Mix the cream, sprinkle on salt, pepper, and thyme, and allow it to cook for some time.
- Serve it topped with crispy bacon bits.
3. Grilled Seafood Skewers
Barbecuing seafood gives seafood a deep smoky taste but enhances the natural sweetness of the shrimp, scallops, and chunks of fish. These seafood skewers contain different mixtures of seafood which makes it easy to enjoy food with different seafood at once.
Ingredients:
1 pound prawns, ½ lb scallops, 1 lb firm white fish, salmon fish, 1 red bell pepper, 1 red onion, ¼ cup olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 cloves garlic, minced, Salt, pepper, and fresh dill.
Instructions:
- For the marinade prepare a bowl where you will add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Tightly alternate the shrimp, scallops, and fish and the bell pepper and onion on skewers.
- Brush with the marinade.
- Cook the skewers on the barbeque for 3- 4 minutes on each side depending on the side you prefer to be browned.
- Serve hot accompanied by rice or a simple side salad.
- Garnish with freshly chopped dill.
4. Mixed Seafood Risotto
Seafood risotto is rich with a refined texture making it ideal to be served with shrimp, mussels, and squids. This distinct level of cooking diminishes the rice so that it may suck in the tastes of seafood stock and wine for a rich, glossy hearty meal.
Ingredients:
1 cup Arborio rice, 1 lb shrimps, ½ lb squid, ½ lb mussels, 1 small onion, 2 cloves garlic, ½ cup dry white vinegar, 4 cups of seafood broth, ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tbsp butter, fresh parsley for seasoning the dish.
Instructions:
- Heat butter in a large pan over medium heat, then add the onion and garlic and cook it until delicate.
- Add the rice, stirring with the spoon to coat it well.
- Add the white vinegar to the pan and allow it to evaporate.
- Slowly, pour the broth into the rice a cup at a time stirring the rice until it is all absorbed.
- When the rice is almost ready distribute the shrimp, squid, and mussels evenly over the rice and cook until the seafood is tender and the mussels are opened.
- Add the Parmesan cheese, and mix well, then add salt and pepper to taste, finally garnish it with fresh parsley.
5. Seafood Cioppino
Seafood Cioppino is a flavorful Italian-American stew loaded with shrimp, clams, mussels, and chunks of fish simmered in a tomato and wine broth. This hearty dish is perfect for sharing, and the combination of seafood creates a rich, complex flavor profile.
Ingredients:
1 lb firm white fish (such as cod or halibut), 1/2 lb shrimp, 1/2 lb mussels, 1/2 lb clams, 1 onion (chopped), 3 cloves garlic (minced), 1 can crushed tomatoes, 1 cup dry white wine, 4 cups seafood broth, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, 1 tsp dried oregano, olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh basil for garnish.
Instructions:
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add onion and garlic, sauté until soft.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes, white wine, and seafood broth.
- Add red pepper flakes and oregano.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer, then add the fish, shrimp, clams, and mussels.
- Cover and cook for about 5-7 minutes, until the mussels and clams open and the fish is cooked through.
- Season with salt and pepper, garnish with fresh basil, and serve hot with crusty bread to soak up the flavorful broth.
