Spanish Seafood Stew (Zarzuela)

Name: Spanish Seafood Stew (Zarzuela)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Spanish, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 1 cup blanched almonds; 3-4 cloves garlic; 2 cups loosely packed parsley leaves; ¼ cup olive oil; 1 TBSP olive oil; 1 cup cured pork such as serrano ham, prosciutto or chorizo sausage (diced); 1 large onion (diced); 3-4 cloves garlic (diced); 2 TBSPs tomato paste; 1 14 ounce can diced tomatoes; ½ tsp saffron threads; 1 cup dry white wine; 2 ounces brandy; 4 cups fish stock; 2 cups clam broth; 1 pound littleneck clams (rinsed and scrubbed); 1 pound mussels (rinsed and scrubbed); 1 pound shrimp (deshelled); 1 pound squid (cleaned and sliced); 1 pound scallops (bay or sea); 1 pound lobster meat (chopped into chunks); 1 pound crab meat; 1 pound lean whitefish such as cod, haddock, pollock, monkfish, halibut, black sea bass, etc; Fresh parsley leaves (chopped); Lemon wedges; Salt and pepper

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

Zarzuela is a unique Spanish seafood stew that combines many types of shellfish, cured pork, veggies, herbs and spices in a broth blended with an almond paste. The result is a nutty, briny, smoky stew that is so good it's almost painful!

Updated at: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:05:35 GMT