World Flavors Cookbook

Kakavia

The ancient Greek fisherman's soup — whole fish and shellfish simmered with onions, tomatoes, and olive oil in a clay cauldron.

Cuisine: Greece

Ingredients

• 1.5kg mixed fish (smaller whole fish, sea bass, bream)
• 300g mussels or clams
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 4 ripe tomatoes, diced
• 4 potatoes, cubed
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• Salt, pepper, parsley

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil. Sauté onions until soft.
2. Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
3. Add potatoes and 1.5L water. Simmer 15 minutes.
4. Add whole fish. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
5. Add shellfish in the last 5 minutes.
6. Season. Add lemon juice and parsley.
7. Serve the broth first, then the fish on a separate plate.