| Lemongrass Seafood Stew Recipe
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      | Ingredients:   | Ingredients:  2 tbsp vegetable oil1 white onion or 2 small shallots, thinly sliced
 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
 4 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
 2 tbsp fish sauce
 2 stalks lemongrass, cut into 3-inch pieces and bruised with the back of a knife
 1 medium serrano pepper, thinly sliced into rings, or a large pinch of crusthed red pepper flakes
 2 cups of chicken stock
 1 cup water
 1/2 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
 1/2 pound red snapper fillets, cut into large chunks
 1/2 pound mussels, scrubbed well
 1/3 cup coarsely chopped cilantro, plus sprigs for garnish
 Cooked jasimine rice, for serving
 1/4 to 1/2 english cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1/2 to 1 cup)
 Lime wedges, for serving
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      | Directions: | Directions:1.  In a medium stockpot, heat oil over medium heat.  Add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring, until translucent but not brown, about 2 minutes.  Stir in tomatoes, fish sauce, lemongras, and serranto pepper, and cook for 2 minutes.2.  Add stock and water.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
 3.  Add shrimp, fish, mussels, and the cilantro.  Cover, and cook just until fish is opaque and mussels open, 2 to 3 minutes.  Ladle over rice, and garnish with diced cucumber and a wedge of lime.
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		Servings:2 to 4 |  
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                Notes: A Martha Stewart recipe.Leave out the mussels if you prefer and add more of the shrimp and red snapper.
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