Sarsuela
Sarsuela or Zarzuela ( Eng . Singspiel ) means on a Catalan menu a fine selection of different types of fish and seafood, which are fried with onions, tomatoes, peppers and garlic and then cooked with a dash of wine.
The name is based on the stage genre Zarzuela to make it clear that this delicacy is something festive, very special.
Typical ingredients for Zarzuela (with the Catalan / Spanish name) are for example
- Squids (calamars / calamares)
- Monkfish (rap / rape)
- Hake (lluç / merluza)
- Conger eel (congre / congrio)
- Prawns (gambes / gambas)
- Lobster (escamarlans / cigalas)
- Lobsters (llagostins / langostinos)
- Mussels (musclos / mejillones)
- Mussels (cloïsses / almejas)
It may also contain a small amount of peas or asparagus.
A zarzuela is prepared and served in flat pans with two handles, occasionally also in clay bowls.