5 easy seafood recipes

Many people tend to avoid cooking seafood at home because they believe that it is a difficult and complicated task. But the good news is that there are several easy-to-make recipes that can be prepared quickly and without much effort. So why not try one of the recipes below for your next meal?!

shrimp salad

Ingredients

• 1/2 pack leaves arugula
• 1 cup of spinach leaf tea
• 250 g of shrimp
• 1/2 cup roasted and unsalted Brazil nuts
• 100 g of natural yogurt
• 1 mango cut into pieces
• 1/2 avocado cut into pieces
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Method of preparation

In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add the shrimp. Season with salt and pepper. Cover the skillet and let cook for 10 minutes. Then, remove the lid from the skillet and let the shrimp fry until it reaches a slightly golden color. In a salad bowl, mix the arugula leaves and spinach with shrimp, mango, avocado and Brazil nuts. In a container, mix the yogurt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and black pepper. Serve the dressing over the salad.

traditional octopus

Ingredients

• 1 kg of octopus
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• juice of 1 lemon
• Salt, ground black pepper, olive oil and paprika to taste
• water to boil

Method of preparation

Wash the octopus, place it in a pan, cover with water and place over medium heat. Cook for approximately 40 minutes. Remove from heat and let the octopus cool. Then remove the suction cups from the octopus. In a pan, put the oil and lead to medium fire. Add the lemon juice, onion, parsley and sauté. Add the salt, kingdom pepper, paprika and mix. Add the octopus to the stew and cook for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

Crab cone

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg crab meat
• 20 crab shells
• 2 chopped onions
• two tomatoes stung
• 3 minced garlic cloves
• 1 chopped bell pepper
• 1/2 teacup of vinegar
• Ground black pepper, cumin, chopped parsley, salt and oil to taste

Method of preparation

In a pan, put the oil and heat it over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté until golden. Add the black pepper, cumin, garlic and vinegar and mix. Add the green smell, tomatoes, peppers and mix. Saute for 5 minutes. Put the olive oil, the crab meat and boil for 5 minutes. Then distribute the crab meat in the shells. Put them in a shape and take to the preheated medium oven until golden. Serve immediately.

mussel stew

Ingredients

• 1 cup Madeira wine
• 1 coffee cup olive oil
• 60 g of margarine
• 1 sprig of parsley sting
• 2 kg of mussels
• Ground pepper and salt to taste
• 1 lemon juice
• 3 tomatoes cut into pieces
• 2 onions cut into rounds

Method of preparation

Clean the mussels by scrubbing them with a brush. In a pan, put the olive oil and margarine and lead to medium fire. Add the onions, parsley, tomatoes, Madeira wine and black pepper. Cook for 10 minutes. Then add the mussels. When the mussels open, remove the empty shells and discard them. Water the recipe with lemon juice. Serve immediately.

fried squid

Ingredients

• 400 g of squid rings
• 1 lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground saffron
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 coffee spoon of basil dehydrated
• 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• Wheat flour for breading
• Frying oil

Method of preparation

Wash the squid rings under running water. Then put them in a container and add the lemon juice. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. In a container, mix the eggs, saffron, thyme, basil, paprika, salt and black pepper. Then pass the squid rings in this mixture and then in wheat flour. In a pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Fry the squid rings until golden brown. Place them on a plate with a paper towel to drain excess oil and serve immediately.