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Frogmore Stew with Shrimp and Andouille

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Unbelievably delicious, I love this one.  Spicy and full of flavor, a complete dinner in a bowl.  Keep this one handy!!

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Frogmore Stew with Shrimp and Andouille

SERVES: 4
ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large leek, white and tender green part only, finely diced
  • 1 celery rib, peeled and finely diced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 4 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 ears of corn, shucked, each cut crosswise into 4 rounds
  • 16 small new potatoes, scrubbed
  • 3 cups fish or shrimp stock or 1 1/2 cups bottled clam juice mixed with 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup tomato juice
  • 1/2 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 3/4 pound andouille sausage, cut on the diagonal into 1/2-inch rounds
  • 1 small lemon, thinly sliced
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 bunch of watercress, large stems removed
  • 4 thick slices of grilled country bread, for serving
directions
  1. In a large enameled cast-iron casserole, melt 1 teaspoon of the butter in the olive oil. Add the leek, celery and garlic and cook over low heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, lemon zest, thyme, parsley, corn, potatoes, fish stock, tomato juice and Old Bay seasoning and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the corn and potatoes are almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp, sausage and lemon slices, cover and simmer until the shrimp are just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and season with salt and pepper. Ladle the stew into bowls, garnish with the watercress and serve with the grilled bread.
Recipe by Hugh Acheson
From America's Best New Chefs 2002
This recipe originally appeared in July, 2002.