Suquet de Peix, a potato-based seafood stew, is a traditional Catalan dish which you will find on the menu in many Catalan restaurants in Barcelona. As seafood is such an integral part of Catalan cuisine, this rich and flavoursome stew has become a firm favourite in the city.
The dish itself has humble beginnings as it started out as a hearty meal for fishermen as a way of using up the fish they were unable to sell at the market that day.
Whilst it originated as a simple potato and fish soup, today it is a much more elegant dish with the use of ingredients such as saffron and smoked paprika, resulting in a mouthwatering mix of flavours and textures.
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Suquet de Peix is a hearty, nourishing dish that is relatively simple to make and can be whipped up for a comforting weeknight dinner mopped up with bread or equally for a sophisticated dinner party to impress guests.
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The main ingredients are simple; potatoes, seafood and tomatoes but it is the picada (a traditional Catalan ‘sauce’ made from a mixture of roasted nuts, fried bread, garlic and chilli powder ) that really elevates the dish.
For the recipe, any kind of fish or seafood will do; the freshest you can find will work best!
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