Portugal − Caldeirada De Peixe
Ingredients
- 0.5 lb fish or shellfish, any kind
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 each onions, chopped
- 8 each tomatoes, peeled & chopped
- 1 each green pepper, seeded & chopped
- 4 each cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 0.5 tsp ground allspice
- 3 tsp piri-piri sauce (recipe follows)
- 1 each glass dry white wine
- 0.5 oz cilantro, chopped
- 4 slice of bread with the crusts cut off
Instructions
- 1
Clean the fish and cut into fairly small pieces, removing as many bones as possible.
- 2
Sprinkle the salt over the fish and leave while you make the following sauce.
- 3
Heat 2-3 Tbsp of the oil in a saucepan and stir in the onions, tomatoes and pepper.
- 4
Cook gently until they start to soften, then put in the garlic, nutmeg, allspice and piri-piri sauce.
- 5
Add the wine and a little water.
- 6
Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, then remove from the heat.
- 7
Lightly oil the bottom of a shallow, ovenproof dish (preferably earthenware).
- 8
Put in a layer of fish followed by a layer of sauce and sprinkle with coriander.
- 9
Continue with these layers until the ingredients are used up.
- 10
Cover the top of with the bread and sprinkle well with the remaining oil or dot with a little butter.
- 11
Cook in a pre-heated oven at 350F for about 30 minutes or until the fish is tender.
- 12
Serve with boiled or sliced and fried potatoes, bread and a slad to make a substantial main meal.
- 13
If you cannot obtain coriander leaves, you can use fresh parsley instead, but this will alter the flavor of the dish.
- 14
Piri-Piri Sauce: 1 1/4 cups olive oil 8 chilli peppers with tops removed 1 small piece lemon rind