Matamaridos, An Andalusian Recipe To Die For In Taste

It is also known as “white stew” or “white fish”, but its more dramatic name is “matamaridos” or “matamarios”. This type of Andalusian soup does not bear this name because it contains arsenic, but because it lacks chicha. In its early days, there were hardly any potatoes, some scrambled vegetables, and a convincing presence of fish: it was purely a subsistence soup, with wives using to ‘starve’ their husbands (the poor, and how wicked they are).

Apart from a macho touch, the matamaridos is a fantastic dish that today has everything it needs to be successful: it is light, healthy and quite quick to prepare. As with all traditional dishes, there are many ways to prepare it and we have chosen a simple one. Check out the video above, and if it’s not like the one your grandma made, feel free to leave angry comments below.

Ingredients

for 4 people

300 g whiting or hake fillets, boned and skinless
2 medium potatoes
1/2 onion
1/2 red bell pepper
2 whole canned tomatoes
2 medium carrots
2 cloves of garlic
½ lemon
chopped fresh parsley
olive oil
Salt

Preparation

Put the onion, bell pepper, tomatoes and peeled garlic cloves in a saucepan.

Peel and cut the carrots and add to the rest of the vegetables.

Peel the potatoes and break into bite-sized pieces over the casserole (see video).

Cover with water, salt, add a dash of oil and heat over high heat. When it starts to boil, reduce the heat and let it cook for about 25 minutes, or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.

Remove the pot from the heat and place the onion, tomatoes and garlic cloves in a mixing glass. If you like the taste of pepper, put it in all the way; If you want it softer, add only half. Puree with a blender, add to the stew and return to the stove.

When it boils again, add the chopped fish, a squeeze of lemon juice and some chopped parsley. Cover and cook the fish in the remaining heat for 5 minutes.

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