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Zuppa di Pesce (Fish Stew)

Recipe by 831c2bbed306d52121e560ed50646ca5?s=30&r=gTrish yee
Have a pile of seafood that you need cooking without fuss? (Sarcasm intended) We'll show you how to make the most delicious Italian styled fish stew that would be centrepiece of any dinner party!
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs
Total Time 2 hrs 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 portions
Calories 60 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Main

  • 500 grams Fish assorted
  • 300 grams Prawns
  • 150 grams Mussels
  • 150 grams Clams
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 each Onions Fine Diced
  • 5 cloves garlic Minced
  • 1 stalk Celery Fine Diced
  • 3 each Potato Rough Diced
  • 2 each Portobello Mushroom Rough Diced
  • 0.5 cup White Wine
  • 0.25 cup Parsley
  • 0.25 cup basil leaves
  • 0.25 cup Oregano
  • 2 each Bay Leaf
  • 2 cans Tomatoes Diced
  • 2 tsp Black Pepper

Basic Fish Stock

  • 1 each Onion Diced
  • 1 stalk Celery Diced
  • 1 each Carrot Diced
  • 30 grams Butter

Instructions
 

Prepare the stock

  • Fillet the fish and set aside the fillets to cook later, de shell the prawns and clean all the seafood.
  • In a large pot on medium heat, add the butter, then the prawn shells and saute them until bright orange. Add the onions, celery and carrot and continue to saute until nicely brown.
  • Add 2.5 litres of water, and the fish bones and bring to a simmer. Let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Skim the surface of fat and debris intermittently.
  • Set aside and let it cool down; then strain out all the ingredients; leaving you with only fish stock.

Cooking the dish

  • Bring a large pot on medium and saute the onions, garlic, celery, potatoes, mushroom with olive oil until fragrant.
  • Deglaze your pot with white wine, ensuring that you reduce the wine by half - then add your herbs in w/ your canned tomatoes.
  • Add your prepared stock in. And let the base simmer over and reduce for about 20 - 30 minutes. You want the consistency to be between a soup and a thick sauce.
  • Finally add all your seafood in (portioned fish fillets, clams, mussels and prawns) and let it stew for approx 15 minutes with a lid on to steam.
  • Serve it hot!

Notes

Chef Notes:

  • Seafood Variety - Nothing here stopping you to add on crabs, scallops, cockles, oysters or what every seafood you found at the market.
  • Fish Picking - Really any types will do; however, this dish was intended for cheaper fish varieties that you could easily: descale, gut and fillet. Expensive fishes with subtle flavour will be lost in this dish.
  • Seafood Cheat - Buy frozen and prepared; but it doesn't taste as good.
  • Fish Cheat - Buy frozen and pre-filleted; but it doesn't taste as good.
  • Stock Cheat - Stock Cubes, Stock Pots, Pre-prepared stock can be replaced instead of making your own.
  • Herb Cheat - You could replace with dried herbs instead of fresh. If you do, just make sure you put them in early to rehydrate (cook off).
  • Adding More Flavours - Some capers, fresh chillies, smoked anchovies, lemon zest would give it some extra zing.
  • Canned Tomatoes - This is kinda a requirement; since there is a distinct lack of fresh pomodoro tomatoes in Singapore, we'll have to use the canned variety.
  • Condiments - I've seen people like this dish with some mustard, aioli or some chilli.
  • Sides - Serve with some toasted herbed (or garlic bread) or cous cous or a nice rice pilaf. Anything that could really soak up the stew.

Nutrition

Calories: 60kcal
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