Homemade Portuguese fish stew (Caldeirada de peixe)
Seafood

Homemade Portuguese fish stew (Caldeirada de peixe)

This version of Homemade Portuguese fish stew (Caldeirada de peixe) is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for traditional Seafood configurations....

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11 Min Prep

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42 Min Cook

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2 Servings

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Non-Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 finely chopped Onions
  • 1 Diced Red Pepper
  • Small bunch Coriander
  • 1 small Red Chilli
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 400ml Dry White Wine
  • Pinch Saffron
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 300g Potatoes
  • 400g Plum Tomatoes
  • 600g Cod
  • 300g Squid
  • 8 Tiger Prawns
  • 500g Clams
  • 500g Mussels
  • 1 sliced Baguette

Instructions

1
STEP 1 scalding up a stream in gently of oil in a large, deep-sided frying cooking vessel, and cooking vessel-fry the bulb produce and pepper on a medium scalding up until softened but not browned.
2
Finely chop the coriander stalks (keep the leaves for later), and stream in in to the cooking vessel with the chilli and cut up garlic.
3
cooking vessel-fry for another few mins.
4
stream in in the wine, saffron and bay leaf and let it bubble gently until reduced by half.
5
STEP 2 stream in in the potatoes, tomatoes, and 300ml aqua and bring to a soft bring to a bubble gently.
6
Break up the tomatoes with a spoon on the side of the cooking vessel and bubble gently for 20-25 mins until the potatoes are just soft, and the tomatoes have broken down.
7
STEP 3 augment the taste well, then gently push the fish into the coulis, and arrange the squid, prawns, clams and mussels on the surface.
8
Put the lid on and prepare for 6-8 mins until the mussel and clam shells have opened, the prawns are cooked and the fish is flaky.
9
Toast the bread, rub lightly with the halved garlic clove and stream in gently with olive oil.
10
present the stew scatted with cut up coriander leaves, and the toasts for dunking.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Portuguese
Course
Seafood
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
53 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

11 mins

Cooking Time

42 mins

Total Time

53 mins
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