Mariscada Aka Caldo De Siete Mares

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This is served all over mexico, central and south america. it is delicious anytime during the year and is popular served as a brunch.

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Steps

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Place the water , bouillon cubes , onion , tomato , and bell pepper in a large pot and bring to a boil.

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In a saute pan melt the butter on medium high heat and add the peices of cat fish in the pan.

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Season the fish with lime juice and salt and cook on medium high for 4 minutes until the skin starts to peel from the fish.

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Turn the pieces over , season with lime juice and salt and cook for an additional 4 minutes.

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Turn down the heat on your pot to medium and carefully add in the cat fish , shrimp , mussels , octupus , crabs and squid.

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Add the minced cilantro and the epazote and stir the top just to barely incorporate the cilantro.

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Cover the pot and cook on medium for 15 minutes.

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Turn the heat off and allow the soup to sit for 5 additional minutes.

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Serve the soup with fresh limes , salt , and corn tortillas.

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Sometimes i even dice onions , cilantro and radishes for garnish.

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This can replace the seafood ingredients except for the large shrimp , crabs , and catfish.

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Ingredients

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catfish, shrimp, baby octopus, squid, green mussels, blue crabs, white onion, tomatoes, epazote, fresh cilantro, bell pepper, fish bouillon cubes, shrimp bouillon cubes, water, butter, lime, juice of, salt