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Portuguese seafood cataplana

Mixed fish and seafood simmered with peppers, garlic, white wine and tomatoes, finished with cream and parsley.

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 1 head garlic, sliced
  • 1 medium white onion, julienned
  • 3 tricolour bell peppers, julienned
  • 2 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 100 ml white wine
  • 200 g crushed tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Water or fish broth
  • 600 g mixed seafood and fish
  • 200 g cooking cream
  • Fresh parsley
  • Salt to taste
  • White rice, to serve

The kitchen spell

  1. Fry garlic in olive oil until the edges are golden.
  2. Add onion, then peppers, and cook until softened and golden at the edges.
  3. Stir in smoked paprika.
  4. Add wine, tomatoes, bay leaves and a splash of broth or water. Cover and stew for five minutes.
  5. Add seafood and fish, cover and simmer over low heat for another five minutes.
  6. Stir in cream, adjust the salt and serve with parsley and white rice.