Recipe for the best seafood stew we have ever tried. This is an excellent fresh seafood recipe and a tradition on the Outer Banks. Try this recipe for your next party or family gathering.
Seafood Stew
Outer Banks Seafood Stew
Ingredients
2 onions chopped
1 full stalk of celery chopped
5 carrots sliced
10 strips of bacon chopped
5 green peppers chopped
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 large can diced potatoes
8 quarts chicken stock
2 Tablespoons lemon pepper
2 Tablespoons parsley flakes
2 Tablespoons bay leaves
5 Pounds popcorn shrimp
5 Pounds scallop pieces
5 Pounds tuna cut in chunks
Directions
Combine first 5 ingredients in order listed.
Cook until tender.
Add the next 6 ingreients and bring to a boil.
When mixture has reached a rolling boil; add the shrimp, scallops and tuna.
Seafood and lots of it is consumed by Outer Banks natives and our guest in huge quantities yearly. Living on the Atlantic coast has blessed the Outer Banks with recipes passed down one generation to the next.