5 from 3 votes
Amazing Seafood Quinotto Recipe
This delicious Peruvian Quinotto recipe is made with seafood, wine, and tomato. Perfect for summer entertaining and can be made in 30 minutes or less.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
453 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Peruvian
Ingredients
- 5 cups seafood stock
- 2 cups quinoa uncooked
- 1/2 cup white wine dry
- 2 shallot chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomato divided in 2
- 2 lbs Shrimp uncooked
- 8 oz crabmeat cooked
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- lemon juice from one
- 2 tablespoons Italian parsley
- salt
- black pepper
- olive oil
Instructions
- Peel off shrimp
- In a pot heat the seafood stock and shrimp shells together. Boil and reduce the heat to simmer
- In another skillet with straight sides, heat the 2-3 teaspoons of olive oil on medium heat
- Add the shallots and saute until softened. Abou 3-4 minutes
- Add the uncooked Quinoa and mix with a wooden spoon until the quinoa is coated with the olive oil and shallots
- Add the wine and cook until all the wine has been absorbed
- Add the tomatoes and mix. Add salt and pepper
- Add 2 ladles of the stock at a time. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue mixing until almost all the stock has been absorbed
- Repeat this step 2 ladles at a time until all the stock is gone. Don't rush it. Quinoa cooks creamier with it's low and slow. Let the liquid absorb before adding more
- Cover with a lid for 5 more minutes
- In another skillet add 2-3 teaspoons of oil on medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook and shrimp and cook until it turns pink. Do not overcook the shrimp
- Remove cover from quinotto
- Add cooked shrimp, crabmeat, parsley and lemon juice. Mix and check for seasoning
- Serve immediately
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
453kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
50g
(100%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Cholesterol
396mg
(132%)
Sodium
2145mg
(89%)
Potassium
801mg
(17%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
245IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
17.4mg
(19%)
Calcium
336mg
(34%)
Iron
6.9mg
(38%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 453
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 453kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 50g | 100% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Cholesterol | 396mg | 132% |
| Sodium | 2145mg | 89% |
| Potassium | 801mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 245IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 17.4mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 336mg | 34% |
| Iron | 6.9mg | 38% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.