Croatian Slavonian Fish Stew (ã¯â¿â½fiã¯â¿â½ã¯â¿â½)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1500 g carp
• 1000 g catfish
• 1000 g pike
• 50 g lard (or oil but not olive oil)
• 1000 g onions
• 500 g tomato puree (passata or italian-style sieved tomatoes)
• 50 g red paprika
• 30 g red paprika (hot or 5 chili peppers)
• 500 g potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 20 g salt

Recipe

• 1 in croatia, fish paprikash was historically cooked in large bronze pot over open fire. nowadays, you need a large stockpot.
• 2 slice onion and sauté it in lard until translucent.
• 3 add all peppers (hot and sweet), 5 liters of water, fish cut in 250 g pieces, vinegar, sliced potatoes (in cubes) and salt.
• 4 cook peppers about 25 minutes; add tomato sauce and continue to cook another 20 minutes (45 minutes total).
• 5 taste and add salt if necessary.
• 6 do not stir, just shake the pot or the fish will disintegrate.
• 7 do not add paprika after boiling.
• 8 do not try to cool yourself with water if it is too hot when you eat it, it will be worse. you have to drink wine with it.