Shrimp, Artichoke & New Potato Stew for Two

Shrimp, 'Artichoke' & New Potato Stew for Two - July 21st, 2012

I was a little hesitant to make a stew in the summer time, especially when it's been so incredibly humid the past few weeks. Thankfully, as the write-up says, this one cooks quickly so I didn't have to have the stove on for hours.

I did have to eliminate the Artichoke element from the recipe though. I still hadn't found frozen artichoke hearts, and only had a can of the stuff which I refuse to use again. I didn't want to repeat a sodium overload repeat like as in the Sauteed Halibut dish. Thankfully then it didn't affect the meal, it was just one of those 'don't eat the artichoke pieces' kind of thing.

Shrimp, Artichoke & New Potato Stew for Two - page 172

"Stew doesn't have to simmer for hours. This one cooks up in a jiffy, thanks to quick-cooking ingredients like shrimp and small potato wedges."

I was a big fan of how easy this recipe was. The thing that took the longest was just waiting for the potatoes to cook all the way through. It's one of those one-pot meals. I used a bit more of the ingredients than called for so there were leftovers for Niall to take to work for lunch.

This was a really fresh tasting stew. It was actually almost too light to be called a stew. Kind of reminded me of a chowder, but a tomato-based-broth type of chowder. Whatever you want to call it, it was really good! The flavours all came together perfectly. I would eat this again and again.

As a little cheat to this really healthy meal, I baked some garlic cheese loaf for on the side. Just half of one of those Dempsters Frozen Garlic Bread Loaves that I sprinkled a little bit of cheese on. Just a couple pieces eat. Dipped in the broth, they were really good.

This also gave me the opportunity to use these bowls. They are supposed to be for French Onion Soup, and while I have been meaning to make such soup for years now, it still hasn't happened. We got the bowls as a gift a while ago, but they've just been up in the cupboard waiting for me to make French Onion Soup. Well, screw that. These are perfect ANY SOUP bowls. Looks nicer than just using my everyday cereal bowls.

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