Growing up in the northeast of Brazil, seafood was frequently part of our daily meal. And every summer vacation we spend at our family beach house in the very renowned beach town of Porto de Galinhas.  I was around 10 when Ze, a local fisherman, took my brother and I to catch some shrimp for our cook Lindalva  to make us dinner.  Noboby cooks a better seafood recipe than people who were born and raised in this beach town, everything is absolutely delicious! When I moved to the States in my teens, Lindalva gave me a recipe book with my favorite recipes from my childhood. That book still fills me with wonderful memories every time I pick it up.

Shrimp stew is one of my favorite from her book, and here is an easy and adapted version of her recipe.

* This recipe is for two people but you can easily double…