Ingredients
- 400g hanging tomatoes
- 600g onion
- 200g Green pepper
- 1 garlic head
- 1 crab
- 500g fish for the soup(redfish, conger, moray)
- 1 Parga(3 kgs)
- 60ml Oliveextra virgin
- 5g salt
- 150ml Brandy
Units:
Instructions
- Peel a tomato and cut it in half and cut an onion into 4 pieces.
- Cut the “cranca” (crab) into 3 pieces.
- Clean the fish
- Cut a whole garlic head in half.
- Cut the tomatoes, onions and peppers into small cubes.
- Clean the Parga (fish). Cut the head and the fins. Cut the body in various cuts, by serving.
- Make a “picada” with: the liver of a monkfish, brandy. You can also add hazelnuts or almonds.
For the fish broth or stock:
- FIll a pot with water
- Add the tomatoes, onion and chunks of crab
- Cover completely with water
- Add the salt
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Add the clean fish for the soup
- Boil for 20 minutes and strain through a sieve
For the stew
- Heat the olive oil in a casserole
- Grently fry the garlic head
- Add the tomatoes, onion and peppers and cook until dry. Add all ingredients for the sofrito.
- Add the Parga head and fins.
- Cook for about 10 minutes adding a little fish stock.
- When the 10 minutes are over, add the other cuts of fish and cook 10 more.
- Add the picada and mix with the stew juices.
- It is best when cooked 2 to 3 hours before serving, so it can acquire more consistency.



