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Caldeirada

Name: Caldeirada
Total time: 70 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 400g White Fish Fillets; 150g Shrimp, shell-on; 200g Clams; 3 Potato; 2 Onion; 3 Tomato; 1 Bell pepper; 150ml White wine; 3 tbsp Olive oil

Soup

⏱ 70 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Several kinds of seafood layered with vegetables and stewed — a traditional dish of Portugal's fishing towns.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Caldeirada is a traditional dish born among fishermen on Portugal's coast: several kinds of fish, shellfish, and shrimp are layered in a pot with potato, onion, and tomato and stewed slowly with white wine. It's said to have begun with fishermen cooking the day's catch on board, and it's a home dish whose seafood and seasoning vary by region.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Portuguese fishing village at dusk, fishermen back from sea pool the day's catch to make caldeirada in a big pot.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillets 400g
Shrimp, shell-on 150g
Clams 200g
Potato 3
Onion 2
Tomato 3
Bell pepper 1
White wine 150ml
Olive oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat olive oil in a pot and lay the sliced onion in the bottom.
Layer the potatoes, bell pepper, and tomato in turn.
Top with the white fish, shrimp, and clams and drizzle with white wine.
Cover and simmer on low for 30–40 minutes until the seafood and vegetables are cooked.
Season with salt and bring the pot straight to the table.

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