🥘 Portuguese Cataplana with Seafood 🦐🦪

A comforting and elegant dish from southern Portugal’s Algarve, bursting with the flavors of the sea. Perfect for sharing at a cozy dinner or showcasing in a glamorous cookbook. ✨

⏱ Quick Stats

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total: 35 minutes
  • Servings: 4

📋 Ingredients

  • 300 g (10 oz) clams
  • 300 g (10 oz) mussels
  • 300 g (10 oz) shrimp, peeled & deveined (leave tails on for presentation)
  • 200 g (7 oz) firm white fish (monkfish, cod, or sea bass), cut into chunks
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 large tomato, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 glass (150 ml / 5 fl oz) dry white wine
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped
  • Salt & black pepper, to taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Sauté Base: In a cataplana or heavy pot, heat olive oil. Add onion, garlic, tomato, and bell pepper. Cook 5 minutes until softened.
  2. Deglaze: Pour in white wine, add bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  3. Seafood Layer: Add fish, shrimp, clams, and mussels. Close the lid tightly. Cook 10–12 minutes, until shellfish open and fish is cooked through.
  4. Finish & Serve: Sprinkle with fresh coriander. Serve hot with crusty bread to soak up the sauce.

🔥 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

  • Calories: ~360 kcal
  • Protein: 38 g
  • Fat: 12 g
  • Carbs: 12 g
  • Fiber: 2 g

🥒 Low-Carb / Low-Calorie Alternative

  • Replace wine with a splash of lemon juice + seafood stock.
  • Skip bread and serve with zucchini noodles or cauliflower rice.
  • Reduce olive oil to 1 tbsp.

👉 New Nutrition (low-carb version per serving):

  • ~290 kcal | 38 g protein | 9 g fat | 6 g carbs

✨ A light, protein-packed Mediterranean dish that’s elegant enough for a dinner party, but simple enough for a weekday meal!


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