Cataplana of seafood.This from an original recipe by Steven Snow,I have cooked it many times.I have never cooked Caldeirada so Im not posting something I havent cooked.
Lisbon paste 6 red sweet peppers,a cup of olive oil 4 fat cloves of garlic salt to taste. Chargrill peppers until skin blisters/black. Set aside covered then remove skin,seeds,chop roughly put in food processer with garlic blend add oil while motor running.
Base stock. FRY 1 chopped onion,1 garlic clove & a bay leaf in Olive oil then add lisbon paste 1/2 cup saute.Then add 4 anchovies saute 1 minute .Then add 2 chopped cooking tomatoes,canned will do,saute 3 min .Then add ## 200ml white wine that has been mixed with 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads.Best if you add saffron to wine then let it sit for a while. Do it at start. Then add 1 star anise & 100ml fish stock.Cook this gently for 20 min or until you are happy with the taste. You could stop here refrigerate & restart later.
The money shot. Cataplana pots are hard to find & $$ .They are copper.use a pan with a tight lid.The seafood mix you use is up to you so is the ratio.I use chunky white flesh fish cutlets or pieces ,hake,ling cod,monkfish.red snapper.Dont cut it to small. Squid or cuttlefish,mussels,clams,prawns/shrimp make your own decision.
In your pan olive oil,then fry 1 thinly sliced cooked potato,1/2 an onion,1 clove of garlic,1 tablespoon of Lisbon paste, 1 min. Add the seafood thats going to take the longest to cook then 1 fat ladle of base stock or to cover. Put on lid cook 2 min.Then add rest of seafood,torn fresh parsley ,flat leaf about 2tbls .Put lid back on saute 4 min . Open pan at table. Normally served with rice but up to you.
This is for 2 but theres always extra broth. Adjust it up for more people,be a little careful with star anise it can get a bit strong.Same with anchovies,I dont add salt.
Im an eyeball & feel cook dont stick to this if you think theres too much olive oil,Ive never measured olive oil in my life. I make this without the potato most of the time,come to think of it Ive never made it for 2 people I just eyeball it & figure how much Ill need .
ENJOY Any questions just ask