PORTUGUESE FISH STEW

This will serve about 6 so you could half the portions (not always easy!)

Ingredients:

Olive Oil

One thinly sliced onion

Garlic to taste

Thyme (fresh)

Parsley (fresh)

Large glass of white wine

Fish or veg stock cube (or lobster bisque?)

Jar of passata + half that quantity of water

Juice of half a lemon

New potatoes, pre-roasted

Monkfish (2 fillets)

1 dozen mussels, raw

1 dozen shrimp, raw

Squid

 

 

-Heat 2 tbspns olive oil in a large pot

-Add sliced onions, garlic, one small handful chopped fresh thyme and a pinch of saffron

-When softened add a generous quantity white wine and a fish or veg stock cube (I actually added a half tin of lobster

bisque from Waitrose; it works as a stock!) and cook until the alcohol smell has gone.

-Add a jar of passata and half that quantity of water. Simmer for an hour.

-Season to taste; add juice of half of a lemon and handful of chopped parsley.

-Add your pre-roasted new potatoes, then add the chopped monkfish

-After a couple of minutes add the mussels

-After a couple of minutes add the prawns

-The same with the sliced squid

 

Serve with griddled ciabatta, and a topping of breadcrumbs, lemon zest and more chopped parsley