Mixed seafood in a creamy garlic wine sauce {Mariscos al ajillo}

Name: Mixed seafood in a creamy garlic wine sauce {Mariscos al ajillo}
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 as an appetizer or starter or for 2 as a main dish
Ingredients: ½ pound raw shrimp; ½ pound squid or calamari; ½ pound bay scallops; 2 tablespoons of butter; 2 tablespoons of finely chopped white onion; 6 garlic cloves; ¼ cup white wine; ½ cup heavy cream; salt and pepper to taste; chopped parsley; Patacones/tostones; Rice (Latin style); Tomato and onion curtido side salad; bread

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
4 as an appetizer or starter or for 2 as a main dish
Course
Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine
South American, Fusion, Spanish, Ecuadorian

Mixed seafood in a creamy garlic wine sauce {Mariscos al ajillo}

Iris Warren

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Recipe for mixed seafood in a creamy garlic wine sauce, or mariscos al ajillo. Made with a mix of shrimp, calamari or squid, and bay scallops cooked in a sauce of butter, garlic, white onion, white wine, cream, and parsley.

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Ingredients

Servings

½ pound raw shrimp peeled and deveined
½ pound squid or calamari cut into slices
½ pound bay scallops
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of finely chopped white onion
6 garlic cloves crushed or minced
¼ cup white wine
½ cup heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
chopped parsley

Serving ideas:

Patacones/tostones or fried green plantains
Rice (Latin style)
Tomato and onion curtido side salad
bread

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Instructions

Season the seafood with a sprinkle of salt.
Melt the butter over medium heat in a large skillet.
Add the onion and garlic, cook for about two minutes.
Add the shrimp and cook for 1 minute.
Add the white wine, mix well and cook over high heat for 1 minute.
Add the heavy cream and cook until the shrimp are almost done.
Add the squid and bay scallops, cook for about two minutes or until done, and immediately remove from heat.
Taste and add salt if needed. Add ground black pepper to taste.
Mix in the chopped parsley.
Serve the mixed seafood in garlic sauce immediately. You can serve it as an appetizer with bread. It can also be served as a main dish with rice, fried green plantains, salad, etc.