Cataplana

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • Olive oil

  • 2 medium onions

  • 1 green pepper

  • 1 red pepper

  • 1 yellow pepper

  • 2 ripe tomatoes

  • 2-3 medium potatoes

  • 3 cloves garlic

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1 dry piri piri

  • 500g firm white fish

  • 400g shrimp

  • coriander

  • salt

  • 1 glass white wine

Steps

  1. Pour a generous drizzle of olive oil at the base, then the onion, garlic, piri piri pepper and bay leaves in pieces. Top with slices of potatoes, peppers, and tomato.

  2. Season with salt and pepper. Lay the fish and herbs on the bed of vegetables.

  3. To finish, drizzle with olive oil and bring to the heat. Add 1 glass of white wine and 1/2 glass of water and cook covered for 15 minutes over low-medium heat.

  4. After this time, add the shrimp and cook for another 5 minutes.

  5. When you’re ready, take the whole pan directly to the table for serving.

From Cooking Lisbon, in Lisbon, Portugal