Catalan Seafood Stew

Ingredients

For picada

  • 2 dried ñora peppers, wiped clean
  • 2 tablespoons hazelnuts, toasted and most of skins rubbed off in a kitchen towel while warm
  • 2 tablespoons blanched almonds, toasted
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, crumbled

For stew

  • 2 lb medium tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 lb Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 4 cups fish stock
  • 2 teaspoons paprika (not hot; preferably Spanish)
  • 12 small hard-shelled clams (about 2 inches across), scrubbed
  • 1 lb cultivated mussels
  • 3/4 lb hake or Pacific cod fillet with skin, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 3/4 lb large shrimp, peeled

Description

The Stew Should Be Juicy (“suquet,” In Catalan)—not Too Soupy, Not Too Thick—cooked With Just Enough Liquid To Cover The Ingredients.

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