Cycle 3 – Item 257

18 (Tue) September 2012

Mackerel & Potato Stew

2.5

by me

at home

-Oksu, Seongdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

with W and DJ

My second attempt at a recipe from The Family Meal.

As described in the book: “This dish is a suquet, a traditional Catalan fish stew with a simple sauce of tomatoes, paprika, and parsley.”

While I was happy to learn something non-Korean that I can do with mackerel, the dish failed to impress.   As mentioned before, I realize that the cookbook purports to be about nothing more than simple foods that can be prepared in mass quantities – say, a family of 75 – but still.  I keep hoping for a glimmer of greatness.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)