Caldillo de Congrio con Vino Blanco

Chilean seafood stew.   

Total time: 60 minutes
Servings: 6-8

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 4 cups vegetable stock* (see notes below)
• 4-6 tablespoons fish sauce to taste* (see notes below)
• 3 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups parsley, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
• 4 cod fillets* (see notes below)
• 250g scallops
• 250g shrimp
• 250g mussels
• 1 cup 18% cream
• 1 egg yolk

Directions

1. Heat oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add onion and saute until softened but not browned (4 minutes). Add bell pepper, carrot, garlic, cayenne pepper, chili powder and cook, stirring (2 minutes).
2. Transfer the onion mixture to a large pot. Add broth, fish sauce, tomatoes, bay leaf, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer over low heat (10 minutes). Remove bay leaf.
3. Add cod, shrimp, scallops, and mussels. Simmer over low heat until fish and scallops are opaque, shrimp are pink, and mussels open (10 – 15 minutes).
4. In a small bowl, whisk heavy cream with egg yolk. Ladle a small amount of hot soup into the egg mixture before adding to soup (to prevent egg and cream from curdling). Simmer (2 minute).
5. Garnish with additional parsley and serve.

Family Ratings

• Mama: 5/5
• Papa: 4.5/5, could use a little less parsley but otherwise an excellent stew!
• Girlie: 5/5
• TW: 5/5,
• McM: 4.5/5

Notes

• Congrio is not available in North America, but any firm-fleshed white fish can be substituted. We used cod, but other options include halibut, sea bass, red snapper, grouper, or monkfish.
• The original recipe included fish stock but we were unable to find this in our local grocery stores. We substituted by using vegetable broth and adding fish sauce.

Original recipe:  http://thelatinkitchen.com/r/recipe/caldillo-de-congrio-con-vino-blanco