Portuguese fish stew (Caldeirada de peixe)
A Portuguese dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 58 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 23 minPrep (about)
- 35 minCook (about)
- 58 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredients
- 1.7 lb cod
- 13 oz squid
Fresh & other
- 3 onions
- 1 red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- Small bunch cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.
- 1 red chile Shopping tip: Fresno or red jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye for hot.
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 13 oz potatoes
- 1.1 lb plum tomatoes Shopping tip: Canned whole plum tomatoes, or fresh Roma tomatoes.
- 10 tiger shrimps Shopping tip: Jumbo shrimp, raw (UK: king prawns). Frozen works.
- 1.4 lb clams
- 1.4 lb mussels
- 1 baguette
Spices & seasonings (2): saffron, bay leaf
- Pinch saffron
- 1 bay leaf
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat a drizzle of oil in a big, deep-sided frying pan.
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Fry your onion and pepper on a medium heat till softened but not browned.
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Finely chop the coriander stalks.
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Add to your pan with the chilli and chopped garlic.
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Fry for another few minutes.
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Add the wine, saffron and bay leaf.
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Let it simmer until reduced by half.
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Add the potatoes, tomatoes, and 1 ¼ cups water.
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Bring to a gentle boil.
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Break up your tomatoes using a spoon on your side of the pan.
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Simmer for 20-25 min until the potatoes are tender, and the tomatoes have broken down.
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Season well.
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Push the fish into the sauce.
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Put the lid on.
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Heat for 6-8 min until the mussel and the fish is flaky, the prawns are cooked and clam shells have opened.
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Toast your bread, rub lightly using your halved garlic clove plus drizzle with olive oil.
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Dish up your stew scatted using chopped coriander leaves, plus the toasts for dunking.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.