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Portuguese fish and pasta stew

Small pasta shells simmered with fish in a fragrant tomato broth.

⏱ Estimated time: 50 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal
Portuguese fish and pasta stew — Digitally created illustrative image
Digitally created illustrative image

Ingredients

  • 550 g boneless white fish pieces
  • 300 g elbow pasta
  • 1 onion
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 litre fish stock
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Coriander, salt and pepper

Step-by-step method

  1. Soften onion, garlic and bay in olive oil.
  2. Add chopped tomato and pepper and cook into a sauce.
  3. Pour in hot stock and add pasta, stirring so it does not stick; simmer gently.
  4. A few minutes before the pasta is ready, add fish pieces and cook until fully cooked.
  5. Adjust seasoning, leave some broth and finish with coriander.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.