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Mediterranean Seafood Stew – Zarzuela de Pescado

Mediterranean Seafood Stew – Zarzuela de Pescado

A vibrant Mediterranean Seafood Stew – Zarzuela de Pescado featuring squid, hake, shrimp, and mussels, perfect for seafood lovers.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 servings
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • non-stick frying pan

Ingredients
  

Seafood and Vegetables

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium onion
  • 0.5 medium red bell pepper
  • 1.5 cups tinned diced tomatoes
  • 1 tube squid cleaned
  • 1 fillet hake can substitute with Halibut/Seabass/Tilapia
  • 10 jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 8 pieces fresh mussels
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 pinch saffron in powder form
  • 0.5 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1.5 cups fish broth
  • 0.25 cups water
  • 10 pieces blanched almonds
  • 4 tablespoon extra virgin Spanish olive oil
  • to taste sea salt
  • to taste fresh parsley

Instructions
 

Cooking Steps

  • Finely mince 2 cloves of garlic, finely dice 1 onion, finely dice ½ of a red bell pepper, cut a cleaned tube of squid into small squares and chop a fillet of hake into 6 pieces.
  • Heat a large non-stick frying pan with a medium heat and add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin Spanish olive oil to the pan.
  • Once the oil gets hot, season it with sea salt and add the squid squares, cook for about 2 minutes, remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the diced onion to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes, then add the 2 minced garlics and cook for about 30 seconds, add the diced bell pepper and mix everything together and cook for about 3 minutes.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of dried thyme, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, a pinch of sea salt and mix everything together.
  • Next add 1.5 cups of tinned diced tomatoes, a pinch of white sugar, a pinch of sea salt and mix everything together.
  • After cooking the tomatoes for 5 minutes, add 1.5 cups of fish broth to the pan, 0.25 cup of water, a pinch of saffron in powder form and gently mix all the ingredients in the pan and turn up the heat to medium-high.
  • Once it begins to boil, lower the heat to a LOW heat.
  • Grab a small non-stick frying pan and dry roast 10 blanched almonds for about 4 minutes, then add to a mortar along with 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley and mash together until you form a paste, then add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, mix well and add the mixture to the pan with the rest of the ingredients and mix.
  • After about 10 minutes, add the 6 pieces of hake to the pan, add the cooked squid you set aside, about 10 jumbo shrimp, 8 fresh mussels and cover the pan.
  • After about 5 minutes remove the lid and all the mussels should be open and the fish perfectly cooked, remove from the heat.
  • Garnish with some fresh parsley and serve straight from the pan.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 400mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 2mg
Keyword healthy cooking, Mediterranean dishes, seafood recipes, seafood stew, Spanish cuisine, zarsuela
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