Eels in a Spicy Tomato Sauce

The saltwater marshes in the north of Majorca are an area of outstanding beauty and tranquillity as well as home to thousands of birds. Narrow channels run between high walls of reeds, sometimes opening up to reveal a large lake, sometimes creating an aquatic maze.

A pal of mine, Miguel, has the good fortune of owning the only building for miles around on the edge of the water. He is a lawyer by trade but a hedonist by nature. Huntin’, shootin’, fishin’, drinkin’ and eatin’ are what