This vegan Matamoros style seafood stew is a spicy, tangy, and hearty stew of oyster mushrooms, chickpeas, hearts of palm, and corn simmered in a chile-tomato broth. It is served with chopped cilantro, a splash of lime juice, and tostadas.
14ouncesHearts of palm,half diced in rings, half julienned
4earsFresh corn on the cobbroken into halves
1 ½cupsChickpeas,cooked
½cupCilantro,chopped (garnish)
Lime wedges(garnish)
Instructions
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large soup pot, and sauté the garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, cumin, ancho chile powder, chipotle powder, and dulse flakes for 3 minutes. Add the rehydrated guajillo chiles, tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Purée the mix (the soup base) with an immersion blender (or in batches with a conventional blender). Transfer the soup base to a bowl and set aside.
In the same pot, heat 1 tablespoon of oil on medium heat and sauté the carrots, onions, celery and mushrooms for 4 minutes. Return the soup base to the pot. Add the vegetable stock, and cook for 10 minutes.
Add the hearts of palm, corn on the cob and chickpeas. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
Serve hot, garnished with cilantro and lime wedges.
Notes
If you can’t find dulse flakes, you can use ground up nori seaweed.
Potatoes make a great addition to this!
You can also add zucchini or chayote.
Any mushroom would do, but preferably try to find oyster mushrooms.