Portuguese fish stew (Caldeirada de peixe) Made Simple
Seafood

Portuguese fish stew (Caldeirada de peixe) Made Simple

Portuguese fish stew (Caldeirada de peixe) Made Simple is a delicious Seafood dish that can be prepared in just a few simple steps....

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12 Min Prep

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37 Min Cook

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6 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 bring to temperature a splash of cooking oil in a large, deep-sided frying cooking vessel, and cooking vessel-fry the shallot and pepper on a medium bring to temperature until softened but not browned.
2
Finely chop the coriander stalks (keep the leaves for later), and mix in to the cooking vessel with the chilli and cut up garlic.
3
cooking vessel-fry for another few mins.
4
mix in the wine, saffron and bay leaf and let it bubble gently until reduced by half.
5
STEP 2 mix in the potatoes, tomatoes, and 300ml moisture 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 yielding, and the tomatoes have broken down.
7
STEP 3 taste well, then gently push the fish into the gravy, 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 splash with olive cooking oil.
10
offer the stew scatted with cut up coriander leaves, and the toasts for dunking.

Recipe Information

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

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

12 mins

Cooking Time

37 mins

Total Time

49 mins
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Author

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