Fideuá

Region of Valencia

Region of Valencia
  • Ingredients

    Ingredients for 6 people: 600g of noodles, 500g of Norway lobsters, 250g prawns, 250g of anglerfish, 200g of cuttlefish, 100g of tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, 1.5dl of oil, 5 or 6 strands of saffron, 5g of paprika, 2l of fish stock

  • Preparation

    Wash and dry the prawns and the Norway lobsters and put salt on them. Clean and chop the anglerfish and cuttlefish. Peel and chop the tomato and, separately, mash the garlic, the parsley and a little lemon juice in a mortar and pestle. Pour the oil into a casserole or large pan and, when it is hot, lightly fry the prawns and Norway lobsters; then take them off the heat and put them aside. In the same oil, then lightly fry the anglerfish, the cuttlefish, the chopped tomato and the paprika. It is very important that it is done in this order. Once everything is fried, add the fish stock and salt if necessary. Once it begins to boil, add the noodles. After 5 or 6 minutes, put in the prawns and Norway lobsters and the paste of garlic, parsley and saffron. Let it cook for another 16 or 18 minutes. After this time, take the pan off the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes for the noodles to soak up the cooking liquid.

  • Presentation

    It can be served decorated with mussels or Norway lobsters.