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Campfire Seafood Boil with Chorizo
Need a good recipe to cook over the fire on your next camping trip? This campfire seafood boil is perfect! It's flavored with sautéed chorizo, onion, garlic, thyme, and chili and it comes together easily in a dutch oven. You can use any mix of seafood just don't forget some crusty bread to soak up all the broth!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 377 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
North American , Mediterranean , Spanish
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 link chorizo sausage, (sliced into large rounds)
- 1 onion, (roughly sliced)
- 4 cloves of garlic, (roughly chopped)
- 2 squid, (cleaned and sliced)
- 1 lb mussels, (debearded)
- 6-8 shrimp, (with shells)
- 1 lemon
- ½ cup dry white wine, (such as chardonnay)
- 3-4 prigs fresh thyme
- 1 small red chili
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- sea salt and pepper, (to taste)
Instructions
- Start by making a fire with some hot coals or preparing a charcoal fire. Put the dutch oven over the coals and add the olive oil and chorizo and cook until slightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
- Then, add the onion, garlic, squid, mussels, shrimp, lemon, white wine, thyme, red chili, and cherry tomatoes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, stir until well mixed, and cover and cook for 12-15 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and the mussels have opened up.
- Serve right out of the dutch oven, with some crusty bread to soak up the broth.
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Notes
- This recipe can easily be done with foil packets if you don't have a dutch oven. Skip cooking the chorizo and add everything into a double-lined foil pouch and cook.
Nutrition Information
Calories
377kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Cholesterol
116mg
(39%)
Sodium
1547mg
(64%)
Potassium
902mg
(26%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1085IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
103mg
(114%)
Calcium
113mg
(11%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 377
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 377kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1547mg | 64% |
| Potassium | 902mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1085IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 103mg | 114% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 11% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.