Delicious UK - (02)February 2020

RickStein’ssimplefishstew

SERVES4-6.HANDS-ONTIME 40 MIN,SIMMERINGTIME

ABOUT1 HOUR

MAKE

AHEAD

Makethestew,thencool,coverand

chillupto 24 hoursahead.Reheaton

thehobtoserve.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Discardanymusselsthatdon’tclose

whentappedontheworksurface,then

cleanandde-beardthem(pulloffany

stringy,weed-likebits)justbeforecooking.

• 12 sustainablysourcedraw,shell-on
  prawns


• 700mlfishstockorwater


• 3 tbspredwinevinegar


• 1 tbspsugar


• 2 tbspoliveoil


• 30gbutter


• 5 garliccloves,chopped


• ½mediumonion,chopped


• 1 celerystick,chopped


• 1 greenpepper,deseededandchopped


• 100mldrywhitewine


• 1 tspsalt


• ½-1tspchilliflakes


• 400gtinchoppedtomatoes


• 1 tspdriedoregano


• 250gsustainablemonkfishfillet,cut
  into4cmpieces


• 20 sustainablerawmussels(seetip)

TOSERVE

• 6 slicessourdoughbread


• 1 garlicclove,peeled


• Oliveoil


• Smallhandfulfreshparsley,chopped

1 Removetheheadsandshellsfromthe

prawnsbutleavethelasttailsegmentof

theshellinplace.Simmertheheadsand

shellsinthestock/waterfor 20 minutes,

thenstrainanddiscardtheshells.Setthe

stockasideandreservetheprawnmeat

toaddtothestewlater.

2 Meanwhile,bringthevinegarandsugar

to theboilina smallpan,thensimmeruntil

reducedtoa coupleofteaspoons.Setaside.

3 Heattheoliveoilandbutterina large

saucepan,addthegarlic,onion,celeryand

greenpepper,thenfrygentlyfor6-8minutes

overa medium-lowheat.Addthewhitewine,

salt,plentyoffreshlygroundblackpepper,

thechilliflakesandtomatoes,thenpourin

thefishstockandthevinegarreduction.

Simmerfor 30 minutes,addingtheoregano

forthelast5 minutes(seeMakeAhead).

4 Tofinish,bringthestewbasetotheboil.

Addthereservedrawprawns,themonkfish

andmussels,puta lidonthepanandcookfor

5 minutes.

5 Toastthesourdough,thenchartheslices

slightlyona gasflame.Rubthetoastwiththe

garlicanddrizzlewithoil.

6 Toserve,puta sliceoftoastineach

bowl,ladleinsomestewandsprinkle

withparsley.

PERSERVING(FOR6)347kcals,

11.8gfat(3.7gsaturated),24.2g

protein,31.3gcarbs(7.6gsugars),

2.1gsalt,3.2gfibre

Formorewaystousecelery,

seeLooseEnds

NEXT

MONTH

Sophie Grigson

writes to Claudia

Roden

PHOTOGRAPHS MAJA SMEND
FOOD ST YLING SOPHIE AUSTEN-SMITH
ST YLING TONY HUTCHINSON

RECIPE: RICK STEIN, THE ROAD TO MEXICO (EBURY £26). JANE GRIGSON PHOTOGRAPH: JOHN WILDGOOSE