Portugal: Fish Stew (Caldeirada De Peixe)

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PORTUGAL: FISH STEW (CALDEIRADA DE PEIXE)

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood Soups/stews

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 lb Fish -- whatever available
or
- shellfish
2 pn Salt
4 tb Olive oil
2 Onions -- chopped
8 Tomatoes -- peeled & chopped
1 Green pepper -- seeded &
- chopped
4 lg Cloves garlic -- crushed
1 pn Nutmeg
1/2 ts Ground allspice
3 ts Piri-piri sauce
- see recipe
1 sm Glass dry white wine
1 Handful coriander leaves
- chopped
4 Slices of bread with the
- crusts cut off

This is a real fisherman's stew, dependent on whatever
the boats have brought in. The spices and hervs give
the dish its special Portuguese identity.

Clean the fish and cut into fairly small pieces,
removing as many bones as possible. Sprinkle the salt
over the fish and leave while you make the following
sauce. Heat 2-3 Tbsp of the oil in a saucepan and stir
in the onions, tomatoes and pepper. Cook gently until
they start to soften, then put in the garlic, nutmeg,
allspice and piri-piri sauce. Add the wine and a
little water. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring
frequently, then remove from the heat. Lightly oil the
bottom of a shallow, ovenproff dish (preferably
earthenware). Put in a layer of fish followed by a
layer of sauce and sprinkle with coriander. Continue
with these layers until the ingredients are used up.
Cover the top of with the bread and sprikle well with
the remaining oil or dot with a little butter. Cook in
a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F. for about 30
minutes or until the fish is tender. Serve with boiled
or sliced and fried potatoes, bread and a slad to make
a substantial main meal. If you cannot obtain
coriander leaves, you can use fresh parsley instead,
but this will alter the flavour of the dish.

From "THE WORLD'S BEST FOOD FOR HEALTH AND LONG LIFE"
by Michael Bateman, Caroline Conran & Oliver Gillie.
Published in 1981 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Shared by Robert Rostrup



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