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Mediterranean Seafood Stew - Zarzuela de Pescado

Mediterranean Seafood Stew - Zarzuela de Pescado

This Mediterranean Seafood Stew, known as Zarzuela de Pescado, is a delicious and aromatic dish featuring various seafood.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 servings
Calories 380 kcal

Equipment

  • large non-stick frying pan
  • small non-stick frying pan
  • mortar

Ingredients
  

Seafood and Vegetables

  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Onion
  • ½ Red Bell Pepper
  • 1.5 cups Tinned Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 tube Squid cleaned and cut into small squares
  • 1 fillet Hake can be substituted for Halibut/Seabass/Tilapia
  • 10 pieces Jumbo Shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 8 pieces Fresh Mussels
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 1 pinch Saffron in Powder Form
  • ½ teaspoon White Sugar
  • 1.5 cups Fish Broth
  • ¼ cup Water
  • 10 pieces Blanched Almonds
  • 4 tablespoon Extra Virgin Spanish Olive Oil
  • Sea Salt to taste
  • Fresh Parsley for garnish

Instructions
 

Cooking Steps

  • Finely mince 2 cloves of garlic, finely dice 1 onion, finely dice ½ of a red bell pepper, cut a cleaned tube of squid into small squares and chop a fillet of hake into 6 pieces.
  • Heat a large non-stick frying pan with a medium heat and add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin Spanish olive oil to the pan.
  • Once the oil gets hot, season it with sea salt and add the squid squares, cook for about 2 minutes, remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the diced onion to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes, then add the 2 minced garlics and cook for about 30 seconds, add the diced bell pepper and mix everything together and cook for about 3 minutes.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of dried thyme, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, a pinch of sea salt and mix everything together.
  • Next add 1 ½ cups of tinned diced tomatoes, a pinch of white sugar, a pinch of sea salt and mix everything together.
  • After cooking the tomatoes for 5 minutes, add 1 ½ cups of fish broth to the pan, ¼ cup of water, a pinch of saffron in powder form and gently mix all the ingredients in the pan and turn up the heat to medium-high.
  • Once it begins to boil, lower the heat to a LOW heat.
  • Grab a small non-stick frying pan and dry roast 10 blanched almonds for about 4 minutes, then add to a mortar along with 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley and mash together until you form a paste, then add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, mix well and add the mixture to the pan with the rest of the ingredients and mix.
  • After about 10 minutes, add the 6 pieces of hake to the pan, add the cooked squid you set aside, about 10 jumbo shrimp, 8 fresh mussels and cover the pan.
  • After about 5 minutes remove the lid and all the mussels should be open and the fish perfectly cooked, remove from the heat.
  • Garnish with some fresh parsley and serve straight from the pan.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 32gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 200mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 800mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 10mg
Keyword Mediterranean cuisine, seafood recipe, seafood stew, Spanish food, Zarzuela de Pescado
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