Catalan Style Fish and Seafood Stew

Catalan Style Fish and Seafood Stew

Stew

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Cook Time

1 h 30 min

Servings

6

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

60 Min

This Thermomix® recipe for Catalan Style Fish and Seafood Stew is ready in 1 h 30 min and yields 6 servings. Step-by-step guide with precise Thermomix® settings on MixBuch.

Description

This Catalan style fish and seafood stew is a traditional dish that always triumphs at home. The combination of monkfish, hake, mussels, squid, prawns and Norway lobsters in a rich and tasty sauce is simply irresistible. The key is in the homemade fish stock and the picada, which give it a special touch. It is a perfect dish for a festive meal or a special dinner. Although it requires a bit of time, the result is worth it. Dare to prepare it and surprise your guests! You can accompany it with a good bread to dip in the sauce. I assure you that they will not leave a drop!

Ingredients (20 ingredients)

  • 4 rodajas monkfish
  • 4 rodajas hake
  • 500 gramos mussels
  • 400 gramos squid or cuttlefish
  • 6 piece prawns
  • 6 piece Norway lobsters
  • 1 piece onion
  • flour
  • 100 gramos natural or fried tomato
  • 150 mililitros brandy
  • parsley
  • fish bones for making broth
  • 2 dientes garlics
  • salt
  • pepper
  • olive oil
  • 2 rodajas day-old bread
  • 2 dientes garlics
  • 12 piece almonds
  • parsley

Preparation (11 steps)

1

Prepare the fish stock

Thermomix® Setting
20 min/212°F/Velocidad 1 100

Ask the fishmonger for the fish bones. In the Thermomix glass, add 2 liters of water, the fish bones, a few sprigs of parsley and two whole cloves of garlic, add a little salt. Program 20 Min./100°C/Speed 1. When it is ready, turn off and reserve.

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2

Cook the mussels

In a separate pot, cook the 500 grams of mussels and reserve the water that it releases.

3

Prepare the picada

In a large frying pan, add a little olive oil and fry the ingredients for the picada: 2 slices of day-old bread, 2 cloves of garlic and 12 almonds. Brown the ingredients without burning them and remove as they brown. Reserve.

4

Brown the Norway lobsters and the prawns

In the same pan, brown the 6 Norway lobsters and the 6 prawns over high heat. Remove and reserve.

5

Fry the fish

In the same pan, add a little more oil, pass the pieces of fish (4 slices of monkfish and 4 slices of hake) through flour and fry the fish over high heat, just seal it. Reserve.

6

Sauté the onion and squid

Thermomix® Setting
5 min/248°F/Velocidad 1 120

Peel and chop 1 onion. In the Thermomix glass, add the onion and 3 Sec./Speed 5. Add olive oil and sauté 5 Min./120°C/Speed 1. Next, add the 400 grams of squid or cuttlefish, cleaned and cut into pieces. Program 5 Min./120°C/Speed 1. Add 100 grams of natural or fried tomato, mix and program 3 Min./120°C/Speed 1.

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7

Add the brandy

Thermomix® Setting
2 min/Varoma/Velocidad 1 Varoma

Add 150 milliliters of brandy to the glass and program 2 Min./Varoma/Speed 1, without the measuring cup, so that the alcohol evaporates.

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8

Add the fish stock

Thermomix® Setting
10 min/212°F/Velocidad 1 100

Strain the fish stock and add approximately 1 liter to the glass. Program 10 Min./100°C/Speed 1.

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9

Prepare and add the picada

Thermomix® Setting
5 min/212°F/Velocidad 1 100

Add the ingredients of the picada (the almonds, the bread, the garlic and a handful of chopped parsley) in a mortar, mash well until it becomes a paste. Add all the picada to the glass, mix well and program 5 Min./100°C/Speed 1.

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10

Add the fish

Thermomix® Setting
10 min/212°F/Velocidad 1 100

Add the fish (monkfish and hake) to the glass and program 10 Min./100°C/Speed 1. Taste for salt and correct if necessary, you can also add a little pepper.

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11

Add the seafood

Thermomix® Setting
3 min/212°F/Velocidad 1 100

Incorporate the Norway lobsters, prawns and mussels into the glass, program 3 Min./100°C/Speed 1 and turn off. Let stand for a while before serving.

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Allergens

  • Crustaceans
  • Fish
  • Molluscs
  • Nuts
  • Cereals containing gluten

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