Description
A simple one pan dish made with zucchini, corn, tomatoes and wild-caught shrimp, simmered in a light garlic and herb sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 bunches scallions (5 ounces total)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced (about 2 1/2 tablespoons)
- 2 fresh or dried bay leaves
- 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
- 3 3/4 cups summer squash, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces (3–4 medium)
- 1 pound raw large shrimp (16–20 shrimp) peeled and deveined, tail-on (defrosted if frozen)
- ½ cup Fish Stock or Clam Juice or chicken stock
- 1/2 small fresh habanero chile, ribs and seeds removed, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
- 1 1/4 cups chopped tomato (1 medium tomato),
- ½ cup dry white wine*
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons grass fed unsalted butter or fruity olive oil
Instructions
- Thinly slice scallions, dividing the white and light green parts from the dark green parts. Set dark green parts aside.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large saute pan over medium-high. Add white and light green scallion parts, garlic, and bay leaves; cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions just soften, about 2 minutes.
- Add corn and squash; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
- Add shrimp, fish stock, wine, and habanero; cook, stirring constantly, until shrimp just start to turn opaque but are not cooked through, about 1 -2 minutes.
- Add tomato, parsley, thyme, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until shrimp are just cooked through, about 1 minute.
- Add butter; cook, stirring vigorously until butter melts and makes a creamy sauce, about 1 minute. Taste to adjust salt.
- Remove from heat. Stir in dark green scallion parts. Serve immediately in shallow bowls.
Equipment
Notes
If you don’t use wine, substitute 3 tablespoons broth and 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Saute
- Cuisine: Paleo, Gluten Free