{"id":65637,"date":"2016-04-05T10:27:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T08:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=65637"},"modified":"2016-04-05T10:27:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T08:27:34","slug":"traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Catalan Recipe: Suquet de Peix (or Fish Soup)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;65637&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4\\\/5 - (19 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Traditional Catalan Recipe: Suquet de Peix (or Fish Soup)&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;113.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 113.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            4\/5 - (19 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Suquet de Peix, <\/strong>a potato-based <strong>seafood stew<\/strong>,&nbsp;is a <strong>traditional Catalan dish&nbsp;<\/strong>which you will find on the menu in many <strong>Catalan restaurants<\/strong> in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. As <strong>seafood<\/strong> is such an integral part of <strong>Catalan cuisine<\/strong>, this rich and flavoursome <strong>stew<\/strong>&nbsp;has become a firm favourite in the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The dish itself has humble beginnings as it&nbsp;started out as a hearty meal&nbsp;for fishermen as a way of&nbsp;using up the <strong>fish<\/strong> they were unable to sell at the market that day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104531\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-114-0 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104531 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Banner medio Tempo Inquis\" data-height=\"182\" data-width=\"850\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104531\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104531' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whilst it originated as a simple potato and <strong>fish<\/strong> <strong>soup<\/strong>, today it is&nbsp;a much more elegant&nbsp;dish with the use of&nbsp;ingredients such as saffron and smoked paprika, resulting &nbsp;in a mouthwatering mix of flavours and textures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7f839dce62\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7f839dce62\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/#Suquet-de-Peix-%E2%80%93-a-Catalan-recipe\" >Suquet de Peix &#8211; a Catalan recipe<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/#Ingredients-for-this-Catalan-seafood-stew\" >Ingredients for this Catalan seafood stew<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/#Picada\" >Picada:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/#Stew\" >Stew:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/#Method-%E2%80%93-how-to-make-Suquet-de-Peix\" >Method &#8211; how to make Suquet de Peix<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/#To-make-the-picada\" >To make the picada:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipe-suquet-de-peix\/#To-make-the-stew\" >To make the stew:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Suquet-de-Peix-%E2%80%93-a-Catalan-recipe\"><\/span>Suquet de Peix &#8211; a Catalan recipe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Suquet de Peix&nbsp;<\/strong>is a hearty,&nbsp;nourishing&nbsp;dish that is relatively simple to make and can be whipped up for a comforting weeknight dinner mopped up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-bread\/\"><strong>bread<\/strong><\/a> or equally for a sophisticated dinner party to impress guests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_107038\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107038\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/04\/seafood-gc37ed4651_640.jpg\" alt=\"seafood\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-107038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main ingredients are simple; potatoes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-seafood-restaurants-in-barcelona\/\"><strong>seafood<\/strong><\/a> and tomatoes but it is the<strong> picada<\/strong> (a traditional <strong>Catalan<\/strong> &#8216;sauce&#8217; made from a mixture of roasted nuts, fried bread, garlic and chilli powder ) that really elevates the dish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the <strong>recipe<\/strong>,&nbsp;any kind of<strong> fish <\/strong>or<strong> seafood<\/strong> will do; the freshest you can find will work best!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\">Spend a few months in the city of Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ingredients-for-this-Catalan-seafood-stew\"><\/span>Ingredients for this Catalan seafood stew<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Picada\"><\/span>Picada:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>1\/4 cup blanched almonds<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 hazelnuts<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)<\/li>\n<li>2 slices of white bread or baguette cut into small cubes<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon chilli powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_65656\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/03\/4679677056_4b575819bc_o-e1459124081784.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65656\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65656\" class=\"wp-image-65656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/03\/4679677056_4b575819bc_o-e1459124081784-1024x909.jpg\" alt=\"ingredients for suquet de peix in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"568\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-65656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stew\"><\/span>Stew:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>3 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)<\/li>\n<li>4 waxy potatoes (chopped into rough pieces)<\/li>\n<li>4 tomatoes (grated) or 1\/2 can of tinned chopped tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wine-shops-barcelona\/\"><strong>wine<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>3 cups fish stock<\/li>\n<li>250 grams white fish (cut into small chunks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-recipe\/\">Traditional Recipes: Fideu\u00e0 Catalana<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>250 grams of prawns, mussels or clams<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon saffron<\/li>\n<li>salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>a handful of fresh parsley<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lemon (juice only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Find your next rental with ShBarcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method-%E2%80%93-how-to-make-Suquet-de-Peix\"><\/span>Method &#8211; how to make Suquet de Peix<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To-make-the-picada\"><\/span>To make the picada:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firstly, toast the hazelnuts and almonds in a&nbsp;dry saucepan until golden. Remove from the pan and place aside.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, heat olive oil in the pan and&nbsp;saut\u00e9 the garlic and chunks of bread until golden<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Place the toasted nuts, garlic and bread into a food processor along with the chilli powder and a drizzle of olive oil and blend to form a thick, sticky paste. Set aside for later.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_107037\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107037\" class=\"wp-image-107037 size-shareaholic-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/04\/5874714718_c03f801605_c-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"suquet de peix\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-107037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To-make-the-stew\"><\/span>To make the stew:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan and add the garlic and tomatoes and cook over a medium heat for around 10 minutes until the tomatoes have reduced and caramelised<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a separate pan, fry the potatoes in olive oil until almost cooked through then add to the tomatoey mixture.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add the paprika and continue to stir for a few minutes until everything is well combined<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, pour in the white wine and continue to stir well<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once most of the alcohol is gone,&nbsp;gently stir in the picada<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traditional-catalan-recipes-escudella-i-carn-dolla\/\">Traditional Catalan Recipes: Escudella i Carn d\u2019Olla<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, carefully place the white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fresh-fish-barcelona\/\"><strong>fish<\/strong><\/a> and seafood on top of the tomato and potato mixture, season well, add the saffron and pour over the fish stock<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reduce the heat and cook until the fish is tender and the mussels and clams have opened up<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add the lemon juice and garnish with parsley<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Serve immediately with warm crusty bread and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Where do you go if you want to go to a restaurant to enjoy Suquet de Peix in Barcelona?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Share your tips if you have tried this Catalan fish soup recipe at home!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suquet de Peix, a potato-based seafood stew,&nbsp;is a traditional Catalan dish&nbsp;which you will find on the menu in many Catalan restaurants in Barcelona. 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