Name: Spicy Shrimp and Baby Clam Gazpacho Soup
Ingredients: 2 lb Ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced with juices reserved; 3 Seedless or 6 regular cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced; 1 cn (small) chipotle peppers in adobo sauce; 2 tb Minced garlic, (up to 3); 1/2 c Packed cilantro leaves; 1 Red onion, finely diced; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tb Olive oil, (up to 3); 1/2 lb Small shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1 Dozen baby clams, scrubbed clean; Soy sauce; Scallions, thinly sliced for garnish

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Cooking liv, Import	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced with juices reserved
3		Seedless or 6 regular cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
1	cn	(small) chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
2	tb	Minced garlic, (up to 3)
1/2	c	Packed cilantro leaves
1		Red onion, finely diced
		Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2	tb	Olive oil, (up to 3)
1/2	lb	Small shrimp, peeled and deveined
1		Dozen baby clams, scrubbed clean
		Soy sauce
		Scallions, thinly sliced for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

In a food processor combine 1/2 of the tomatoes, cucumbers, chipotle pepper
and adobo sauce to taste and 1/2 of the garlic and puree until smooth.
Reserve the remaining chipotle peppers and adobo sauce for another use.
Transfer the pureed tomato mixture to a large bowl. Finely slice the
cilantro and stir into tomato mixture. Add the red onion, salt and freshly
ground black pepper. Cover bowl and refrigerate until chilled.
In a large skillet heat olive oil over moderately high heat. Add the shrimp
and saute for 1 minute. Add the remaining garlic, stir to combine and cook
for another minute. Add the clams and a splash of soy sauce. Add the
remaining tomatoes and reserved juices, stirring to combine. Cover and cook
until clams open, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Uncover the skillet, remove from heat and discard any unopened clams. Ladle
about 1 cup of the chilled tomato mixture into the skillet and stir to
combine. Stir the seafood mixture into the tomato mixture. Ladle soup into
serving bowls and garnish with sliced scallions.
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8874 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #609 by
"Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@netusa1.net> on May 12, 1997

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