1. Charcoal grilled sardines
Ingredients (serves 4):
- Fresh sardines (16-20)
- 1 tablespoon of salt
Preparation:
Place the sardines on a tray and salt them.
Lightly oil the grill with a little cooking oil to prevent fish
from sticking.
Grill the fish until cooked – about 5-8 minutes each side.
When done, the skin will be crispy.
“Montanheira” Salad
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 300g tomatoes
- 150g cucumber
- 1 green/red pepper
- 0.5 dl olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- oregano
- salt
Preparation:
Dice the pepper, the tomatoes, the cucumber and the onion. Mix all in a bowl and season it with
salt, olive oil, vinegar and oregano.
Seafood rice
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 green/red peppers, cut in strips
- salt and pepper
- Seafood cocktail (cockles, clams,
mussels, shrimp, crab paws)
- 1 cube of fish stock
- 3 cups of tea of hot water
- 2 cup of rice
- fresh coriander, finely chopped

2. Preparation:
Pour the olive oil into a heavy sauté pan. Add the onion and the garlic and sauté until the onion is
transparent. Add the tomatoes and the peppers, season with salt and pepper and let it fry for
10 min. Then add the seafood cocktail, stir, cover the pan and let it cook in low heat for 15 min.
Add the stock and 3 cups of tea of hot water. When it starts boiling, measure two cups of rice
and pour into the pan. Stir and then return to boil for 10 min. Turn off the heat, sprinkle with a
handful of coriander and serve immediately.
Fish “Cataplana”
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 700 grs of meaty white fish, cut in bite-sized pieces
- 250 grs clams
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 1 large onion
- 250 g fresh coriander
- 100 grs parsley
- 1 glass of white wine
- 1 green pepper, cut in stips
- 200 grs large shrimps
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 or 4 bay leaves
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
Preparation:
In the Cataplana dish, put layers onion, tomato, fish and the seafood. Season it with olive oil.
Repeat this process and add the bay leaves, parsley, green pepper, garlic and coriander, with
another thread of olive oil. Add the white wine and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes with the
Cataplana closed.
Baked Stuffed Squid
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1,200 kg of squid
- 160 grs of rice
- 100 grs of cured ham (presunto)
- 300 grs of new potatoes
- 500 grs of ripe tomatoes
- 1 dl of dry white wine
- 1,5 dl of olive oil
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 250 grs of onions
- salt
- pepper
- water

3. Preparation:
Wash the squid carefully. Prepare them, removing the tentacles and guts making sure they don't
burst.
Peel the onions and mince them. Dice the ham very finely, and do the same to the tentacles of
the squid. Remove the stems from the tomatoes and scald the latter in boiling water. Remove the
skin and seeds and then dice the tomatoes.
Place a pan on the flame and pour in the olive oil. Add the onions and fry. Add the cured ham.
Then add the tentacles of the squid, the chopped parsley and the tomatoes. Let the mixture
thicken. Add the washed and drained rice, mix thoroughly and let it cook for about 3 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper. Stuff the squid with the stuffing obtained this way, not forgetting
to drive a toothpick into the exterior part (mouth) so the stuffing won't be lost when cooking.
In another pan, make more stuffing with chopped onions in olive oil, the bay leaf and chopped
parsley.
Add the white wine and water. Add the stuffed squid and let everything cook. Correct the
seasonings.
Take out the squid when ready. Serve them accompanied by the boiled new potatoes.
Hint: The squid should be medium-sized.
The new potatoes should be small, boiled in water and salt, and only after this should they be
peeled.
Rice with Razor Clams
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1 kg of razor clams
- 300grs rice
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 clove
- 200grs ripe tomatoes
- 1 small green pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 dl white wine
- parsley
- salt and pepper
- black olives
Preparation:
Wash the razor clams carefully in cold water.
Mince the garlic and the onions. Remove the stems from the tomatoes and scald them in hot
water. Remove the skin and seeds and dice the tomatoes finely. Then wash the green pepper,
wash it and also dice it finely.
Place a pan on the flame. Place the clams in the pan and cover them with water.
When they are cooked, take out the edible part of the clams and wash them in water to free
them from impurities.
Strain the liquid in which the clams were cooked into a bowl, using a fine strainer.
Wash the pan in which the clams were cooked and place it on the flame once again. Pour in the

4. olive oil and let it warm up. Then add the garlic, the onions, the bay leaf and the clove.
Let the mixture brown, stirring it with a wooden spoon. Add the green pepper and tomato. Pour
in the white wine and fry. Add the liquid in which the clams were cooked. Boil. Add the rice,
season with salt and pepper and let it cook for about 15 minutes. When everything is cooked, add
the edible part of the clams, stir, sprinkle with the chopped parsley, decorate it with olives and
serve.
Cockles with maize flour (Xarém)
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1 kg of cockles (conquilhas)
- 200 grs of maize flour
- 100 grs bacon
- 100 grs pork sausage (chouriço)
- 100 grs of cured ham (presunto)
- water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- onion
- fresh coriander
- salt
Preparation:
Wash the cockles in a bowl of cold water in order to rid them from the impurities they may
contain. Then cover the cockles with sea water for about 4 to 5 hours. Should you not have sea
water available, use drinking water seasoned with salt.
Cut the bacon and the ham into thin strips. Slice the pork sausage.
Fry the bacon, the ham and the pork sausage in a frying-pan on a low flame.
Sift the flour with a sieve. Put a pan on the flame with 2 liters of water and when it’s warm, add
the flour and stir it with a wooden spoon so that it doesn't become lumpy. Cook the mixture,
stirring from time to time. Add the meat and season with salt, if necessary. When the flour is
almost cooked, add the cockles and let it boil for a while. It’s ready when the cockles are opened.
Sprinkle with fresh coriander and serve.
Skate with garlic
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1 bunch fresh coriander
- 4 slices of skate
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 garlic cloves
- lemon juice
- 2 dl olive oil
- 2 ½ cups hot water
- slices of homemade bread

5. Preparation:
Season the fish with salt and lemon juice.
Place a pan on the stove with the olive oil and the garlic cloves, bruised, lightly fry in medium
heat. When they are light brown but not burnt, add the flour and stir well, add the paprika and
then the hot water stirring continuously.
Then add the bay leaf and the chopped coriander.
Season with salt and add the fish slices, let it cook in a moderate heat, shaking the pan
occasionally.
When it is cooked (it takes around 20 m), check the seasoning and serve with slices of
homemade bread and boiled potatoes.
Fish “Cataplana”
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 700 grs of meaty white fish, cut in bite-
sized pieces
- 250 grs clams
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 1 large onion
- 250 g fresh coriander
- 100 grs parsley
- 1 glass of white wine
- 1 green pepper, cut in stips
- 200 grs large shrimps
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 or 4 bay leaves
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
Preparation:
In the Cataplana dish, put one layer of onion, tomato, fish and seafood. Season it with olive oil.
Repeat this process and add the bay leaves, parsley, green pepper, garlic and coriander, with
another thread of olive oil. Add the white wine and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes with the
Cataplana closed.
Cuttlefish stew
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1.200 Kg of cuttlefish
- 350grs potatoes
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- ½ red pepper
- ½ green pepper
- 2 onions
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 tsp pepper

6. - 1 bunch fresh coriander
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 dl olive oil
- 2 dl white wine
- salt
Preparation:
Start by washing the cuttlefish and slicing it. Dice the peppers, the onions and the potatoes.
Remove the skin of the tomatoes, clean the seeds and dice them.
In a pan, put half of the vegetables, cover with cuttlefish and finish with the remaining
vegetables. Season each layer with a pinch of salt and pepper, flavored with herbs and drizzle
with olive oil and white wine. Cover the pan. From time to time, stir well, so that the preparation
does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Serve hot.
Prawn “Açorda” (bread-based stew)
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 600 grs prawn
- 300 grs homemade bread cut into
chunks
- 1 egg
- 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 bunch fresh coriander
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pinch of paprika
- salt
- pepper
Preparation:
Boil the prawns in water seasoned with salt for 5 minutes, remove them and strain the water.
Reserve the water. Take out the prawns heads and shelves.
In a clay pan, put in the olive oil and the garlic. Fry gently for 2-3 m or until golden, then add the
water and bring to the boil. Add the bread and stir with a wooden spoon, to mash the bread.
Season it with paprika, salt and pepper. Add the prawns, stir the mixture and remove from the
heat.
Add the egg, stir it, sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve immediately.

7. “Massada de Peixe” (Fish with Elbow pasta)
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1 chopped onion
- 3 cloves chopped garlic
- 1/2 green pepper cut in strips
- 1/2 red pepper cut in strips
- 1,5dl olive oil
- 2 ripe chopped tomatoes (without the
seeds and the skin)
- 1 kg of cleaned fish cut in chunks
(monkfish, grouper, snapper)
- 250g clams
- 250g prawns
- salt
- 1 cube of fish stock
- 1/2 package of onion soup
- 350g elbow pasta
- 1 bunch fresh coriander
- oregano
Preparation:
Boil the fish, remove the skin and the bones and reserve the water.
Put the olive oil in a pan and add the chopped onion, garlic, tomatoes and peppers, stir until the
onions are golden. Add the water, the fish stock and the onion soup. Let it boil for 3 minutes.
Season with salt if necessary and add the elbow pasta. When the pasta is boiled, add the fish,
the prawns and the clams and let it boil for 3 – 4 minutes or until prawns are cooked and the
clams opened. Sprinkle with the coriander and oregano. Serve hot.
Fish Stew
Ingredients (for 4):
- 2kg of fish: monkfish, skate, conger,
bream or other
- salt
- olive oil
- 4 onions
- 5 medium potatoes
- 8 medium tomatoes
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 bunch finely chopped parsley
- pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 1 cup white wine

8. Preparation:
Prepare the fish and wash it in water. Clean away the skin and tripe. Cut it up into small slices
and season with salt.
Slice up the onion, tomatoes and green pepper. Peel, wash and slice the potatoes.
Place the fish, onions, tomatoes, green pepper, potatoes, garlic, bay leaf and parsley in a pan in
alternate layers. Pour the white wine and a little water over the ingredients. Add the olive oil and
pepper.
Correct the seasonings, cover the pan and cook over a low flame.
Tuna Fish Steaks
Ingredients (serves 4): -
800 grs of cleaned fresh tuna fish
- 200 grs of onions
- 60 grs of butter ;
- 2 dl of cooking oil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 kg of potatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- white pepper
- salt
- white wine
Preparation:
Scale the tuna fish with the aid of a scaler. Remove the guts and bones. Cut the fish into steaks.
Place them on a tray. Season with salt, white pepper, peeled and chopped garlic and a little white
wine.
Peel the onions and cut them up into rings.
Place the butter in an earthenware frying-pan and put it on the flame. Warm up the butter and
then add the chopped garlic, onions and bay leaf.
Add the steaks, taking care to turn them over to cook them on both sides and to stir the onions.
Serve in the frying-pan, accompanied by potatoes fried in cooking oil in a separate vessel and
sprinkled with chopped parsley.

9. Algarve Sardines ("Sardinhas de Escabeche")
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 12 sardines
- 1 sliced onion
- 50g plain flour
- 3 bay leafs
- 3 cloves of chopped garlic
- 2 whole chillies (optional)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 5 tbsp olive oil
Preparation:
Clean the fish, removing the head,
but leave the bone. Salt the fish,
then lightly dust with the flour.
Fry the fish in 2 tbsp of olive oil for about a minute then turn the fish and cook for another
minute.
In a separate pan add the chopped onions, garlic, chillies (optional) and bay leafs with the rest of
the olive oil and fry for cook for around 10-15 minutes. Add 1 tbsp of vinegar to the sauce.
To serve place the sardines on a serving plate and cover in the sauce. Can be served hot or cold,
and served with boiled potatoes.
Cuttlefish in their own ink
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1,200 kg of cuttlefish
- 2 dl of olive oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 800 grs of potatoes
- salt
- pepper
Preparation:
Wash the cuttlefish in cold water, being careful not to burst them. Drain them. Season with salt
and pepper.
Place a deep pan on the flame. Pour in the olive oil and warm it up.
Peel the cloves of garlic, mince them and add them to the olive oil in the pan. Add the bay leaves.
Let the garlic brown but without burning it.
Add the whole cuttlefish, cover the pan and fry on a low flame. Stir once in a while so as to
prevent burning. Fry the cuttlefish on both sides.
Serve garnished with fried or boiled potatoes and lemon slices.