Calaplana De Marisco

Ingredients

• 4 onions finely sliced
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 2 bayleaves
• 2 teaspoons of sweet paprika500 grams of fresh tomatoes chopped
• One red pepper diced200 grams of spicy Chorico or piri piri flakes for spicyness
• 1 Kg Clams washed ideally in the shell or mix different types to get to one Kg i.e. Mussels, squid, langoustines etc.
• 500 grams of Shimps go large :)
• 200 Ml of dry white wine
• 200 Ml Olive Oil
• Salt and black pepper to taste. Remember to salt the fish! Remember how muc hsalt you put in!
• Roughly chopped bunch of Coriander alternatively use flat parsley
• 1 Nice loaf of crunchy bread for dipping or fries, potatoes or rice
• 1 Cataplana pan if you can find one alternatively use another pan you can close.
• Optional: 1 Liter of vegtable broth use only when you usethe rice!!
• Optional: 500 grams of Carolino rice alternatively take bomba de Valencia paella rice
• Optional: 1 Lemon
• Optional: Some chunky white fish i.e. Grouper, Monkfish

Ingredients for the Lobstersauce

• 2 Lobster heads and tails
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 100 Ml Olive Oil
• 1 tspn black pepper corns
• 1 bayleaves
• 1 Onion1 Carrot
• 50 Ml Brandy
• 1 large chopped tomatoe
• Salt to taste>/li>
• 2 Liters of Water

1Heat the olive oil, add the onions and fry for 5 minutes untill translucent, add the garlic, fry for 5 minutes and add the tomatoes, and diced pepper. Add the herbs and spices. Optional the broth if you go for the rice option. Now add the wine and half the chopped coriander and let reduce.

2Steam the clams, shrimp and fish on top for around 15 minutes

3Add the ham and cheese and add a few chunky pieces of olives

Lobster Sauce

1Cut the lobster’s heads and shells into little pieces and fry them in olive oil.Next, add the onion, garlic and carrot, all chopped, followed by the bay leaf, black peppercorns and let it braise well. Add the chopped tomato and allow the juices to reduce. Add the brandy reduce. Now add the water and season. Let the liquid reduce by 2 thirds.

2Strain and serve.