DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Caldillo de Congrio
Mauricio Navia Catalán’s caldillo de congrio is a Chilean fish soup built on broth made from the fish’s head.

About Caldillo de Congrio
Mauricio Navia Catalán’s caldillo de congrio is a Chilean fish soup built on broth made from the fish’s head. Thick slices of congrio cook with potatoes, onion, carrot and red pepper.
White wine, garlic, oregano and ají de color season the broth. Celery and parsley join the vegetables, giving the soup an aromatic green element alongside the fish.
The congrio slices retain their skin and bones in this rendition. The caldillo is served hot, with finely chopped parsley scattered over the fish, vegetables and broth.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Celery.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Caldillo de Congrio
Mauricio Navia Catalán’s Chilean caldillo de congrio.
- Congrio fish (body and head)Protein
- WaterLiquid
- OnionBase
- GarlicAromatic
- CarrotBase
- PotatoBase
- Red bell pepperBase
- CeleryAromatic
- ParsleyAromatic
- OreganoAromatic
- White wineLiquid
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Ají de colorSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Sea saltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Congrio fish (body and head): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual20 fish and own headstock21, broader Fish mapping; exact congrio species unknown.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual21 headstock explicitly water plus cooked fishhead.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red bell pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Actual mixedvegetables35 explicitly apio; Celery.
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual bundle35 and final garnish38.
- Oregano: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30/35 fresh oregano in herb bundle.
- White wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual Gato whitewine28, full product formula unverified.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual29 unspecified botanical medium.
- Ají de color: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31/35 named Chilean colouring chilli seasoning; exact product/botanical formula unverified.
- Sea salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
Chile association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Chile
- ChileCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Chilean Cuisine
- Chilean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.