Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya; Spanish: Cataluña) is one of 17 autonomous community in Spain, located in the northeastern corner, borders France and Andorra, south of the Pyrenees Mountains, and to the east is the Mediterranean.
Its cuisine (Cuina Casolana) is based on Mediterranean diets: soups, salads, meats, fish and seafoods, snails, and desserts.
Estofat de marisc (Catalan)
Serves 4
1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
2 organic yellow onions, diced
1/4 cup (30 g) each minced organic: shallots and garlic
3 cups (390 g) organic ground peeled tomatoes
2 cups (480 ml) each: water and clam juice
4 ounces (115 g) Serrano ham or prosciutto, sliced and julienned cut
1/3 cup (45 g) Castelvetrano olives or another green olives
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup (15 g) chopped parsley or 1/8 cup (7 g) dry parsley
2 pounds (910 g) halibut filets, cut bite-sized
(optional: shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, or other white fish or a mixture)
1/2 cup (65 g) organic, (dairy-free) mayonnaise
1 tsp. (2 g) paprika
8 toasted (gluten-free) baguette, thin slices
3 Tbs. (45 g) crushed organic almonds
un 1. Sauté the onions, shallots and garlic in 2 Tbs. (30 ml) olive oil, until they just begin to brown, about 3 minutes.
dos 2. Add the tomatoes and bring to simmer for 5 minutes.
tres 3. Add the water, ham, clam juice, pepper, parsley and olives. Bring to boil.
quatre 4. Add the fish, simmer for 5 minutes, stir.
cinc 5. In a bowl, mix the mayonnaise, paprika, and 2 Tbs. (30 ml) olive oil.
sis 6. Drizzle the baguettes with little olive oil, then toast them.
set 7. Serve stew hot with the mayonnaise sauce, croutons, and almonds.
Bona gana!
"Good luck!"
Bon Appétite!
