Spaanse Zarzuela aka Spanish Zarzuela aka Seafood Stew

This week's recipe comes from the Netherlands. The original recipe is in Dutch, so I had a friend living in the Netherlands help me translate.

Ingredients:

3 onions, diced

1 red bell pepper and 1 green bell pepper, diced

3 tablespoons olive oil

Large can tomatoes

4 garlic cloves

1 teaspoon oregano

1 bay leaf

salt and pepper, to taste

2 glasses white wine

half of one lemon, juiced

2 cups water

one squid

+/- 20 mussels

250g (about 1/2 lb) cod

250g shrimp

parsley to garnish

Directions:

Sautee the onion and red bell pepper in the oil. 

Meanwhile, mash with a fork one large can of tomatoes until fine. Mince the garlic cloves and add to the pan with tomatoes, oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper.

Let the fluids boil down, then add wine, lemon juice and water.

Meanwhile, cut a squid into pieces, cod into 4 pieces, add with mussels to sauce and let it simmer 10 minutes. Baste frequently with sauce.

Add shrimp and let heat until cooked. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley.

Bon apetit and Happy Postcrossing!

Diana