DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Caldero del Mar Menor
Also known as: Caldero murciano, Murcian caldero
Mar Menor fish-broth rice served with separate fish and an egg-yolk garlic alioli.
About Caldero del Mar Menor
Caldero is a Mar Menor fishermen's rice dish named after its cooking pot. Región de Murcia's version combines rice, mixed fish, local prawns and ñora peppers, with fish served separately.
Tomato, garlic, parsley and saffron deepen the fish broth. The rice is accompanied by a garlic alioli containing egg yolk, olive oil and lemon.
The rice remains slightly brothy, with softened grain edges. Fish pieces form a second course, dressed with a little of the cooking broth and garlic, while alioli is presented alongside the rice.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Crustaceans, Fish, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Caldero del Mar Menor
Región de Murcia's Mar Menor arroz caldero with prawns and alioli.
- RiceBase
- Olive oilCooking medium · Rice, fish and alioli
- Mar Menor prawnsProtein
- Ripe tomatoBase
- GarlicAromatic · Rice, fish sauce and alioli
- Dried ñora peppersSeasoning
- ParsleyAromatic
- Mixed fishProtein
- SaltSeasoning · Rice, fish and alioli
- SaffronSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid · Fish broth and fish sauce
- Lemon juiceSeasoning · Alioli
- Egg yolkBinder · Alioli
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared input for ñora/fish/tomato frying and the own alioli; source quantities and oil allocations are not harmonised into a new formula.
- Mar Menor prawns: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Broader prawn candidate; first langostino del Mar Menor option retained. Species is not explicitly identified. Quisquilla is the list alternative, despite both names in the later shorthand method.
- Ripe tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared input for the ñora mixture, own alioli and garlic-broth dressing for the fish.
- Dried ñora peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required in the ingredient list; its precise addition stage is not given in the six methods.
- Mixed fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Broader fish candidate; the source calls for different fish types and names morralla, gallina, mújol, gallineta or dorada. It does not fix the mix, species or proportions; no single species is imposed.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. One input covers fish, rice and the own alioli.
- Saffron: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. The source does not specify the pepper’s colour or variety.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal method water forms the own fish broth; portions of that broth also dress the fish. No extra purchased stock card is added.
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader lemon candidate; juice is used in the own alioli.
- Egg yolk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Method-only yolk is explicitly incorporated into the own alioli, although absent from its short ingredient heading.
Origins & food traditions
Caldero is rooted in the fishermen's cooking of the Mar Menor; the regional account links it to nineteenth-century use of less marketable fish.
Countries
- Spain
- SpainCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Mar Menor / Murcian Cuisine
- Murcian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.