Portuguese Fish Soup In The Soup Maker

Welcome to my Portuguese fish soup in the soup maker.

As a food blogger (and someone that loves food) there is always this addiction to trying out new things and then it influencing what you make yourself and then go onto sharing with your readers.

Many of you know that we live in Portugal. Well we live in the countryside in our cottage that is based between two small towns.

It is in the Algarve and we are just a 20 minute drive to the beach and have a lot of great restaurants around us.

We like to embrace the local cultures and eat Portuguese food whenever we can.

We have a favourite café in our local town. They have pizzas and burgers and other things that fit in with what the local tourists want.

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But they also have a really impressive meal of the day.

It is so cheap that when we leave we examine the bill thinking that there must be some kind of mistake.

We will have had a few drinks, a rice or pasta dish, a hot chocolate and then a huge slice of homemade cake. It will cost us about 20€ (approx $22) for the four of us.

One of the dishes that got me really excited recently was what they called a fish stew. From a British point of view we would probably call it a seafood stew and I don’t feel a fish stew really made it sound that good.

But it was good…..well it was absolutely delicious and since then I haven’t seen it on the meal of the day (but wish I had) and this is our version.

And we find that in the soup maker it is so much better oh and the flavours are amazing and I just hope that I have done it justice!

What Is A Portuguese Fish Soup Like?

Portuguese fish soups are delicious and are loaded with veggies, meat or seafood and have plenty of flavour. Traditionally served with crusty bread and perfect for lunch or dinner. 

What Is A Cataplana?

A cataplana is a popular Portuguese fish stew based in The Algarve region. It has a mediterranean style tomato sauce, seafood, potatoes and veggies. Traditionally a stew but very easy to convert to a hearty soup using the soup maker, like we are doing for you today. 

What Is The Difference Between Caldeirada & Cataplana?

The difference between Caldeirada and Cataplana is like comparing shepherds pie and cottage pie. The main ingredients remain the same, just the key ingredient changes. For example, with cottage pie you use minced/ground beef, whilst shepherds pie is only ever made with minced/ground lamb. Whilst with Caldeirada they use white fish and Cataplana uses seafood such as prawns and clams.

Do You Put Hot Or Cold Water In A Soup Maker?

You can use either hot and cold water in a soup maker, and you can also use cold liquids too. For example, a cold can of tinned tomatoes is fine to use. Because the soup is very quickly boiled in the soup maker it wont stay cold for long.

How Do I Make Soup Thicker In A Soup Maker?

To make soup thicker in a soup maker, we prefer to add a starchy ingredient such as a potato and that is what we use when making a barbecue sauce in the soup maker. But if the soup is already made and you don’t want the hassle of potatoes, then some gravy granules are a good thickener as is adding in a little flour and then blending it.

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