Portuguese fish and pasta stew
Small pasta shells simmered with fish in a fragrant tomato broth.
⏱ Estimated time: 50 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal

Ingredients
- 550 g boneless white fish pieces
- 300 g elbow pasta
- 1 onion
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 green pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 litre fish stock
- 60 ml olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- Coriander, salt and pepper
Step-by-step method
- Soften onion, garlic and bay in olive oil.
- Add chopped tomato and pepper and cook into a sauce.
- Pour in hot stock and add pasta, stirring so it does not stick; simmer gently.
- A few minutes before the pasta is ready, add fish pieces and cook until fully cooked.
- Adjust seasoning, leave some broth and finish with coriander.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.