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Easy Seafood Stew

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  • Time preparation 10 minutes
  • cook time 15 minutes
  • Serve Serves 6

  • 1kg live mussels
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 200g streaky bacon, chopped
  • Rapeseed oil
  • 300g new potatoes, halved
  • 500ml fish stock
  • 75g sliced squid
  • 200g raw shell on prawns
  • A pinch of mace
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 4 tbsps single cream
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 tbsps chopped chives
  • 2 tbsps chopped parsley

Rinse the mussels in cold running water while you sauté the onion and bacon in oil for about five minutes.

Add the potatoes and stock and bring to a gentle boil for ten minutes.

Add the seafood and spices, and cook for five minutes.

Remove any unopened mussels and add the cream and pepper. Stir well and check the seasoning. Stir in the herbs and serve with a crusty baguette and green salad.

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Ingredients

  • 1kg live mussels
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 200g streaky bacon, chopped
  • Rapeseed oil
  • 300g new potatoes, halved
  • 500ml fish stock
  • 75g sliced squid
  • 200g raw shell on prawns
  • A pinch of mace
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 4 tbsps single cream
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 tbsps chopped chives
  • 2 tbsps chopped parsley

Method

Rinse the mussels in cold running water while you sauté the onion and bacon in oil for about five minutes.

Add the potatoes and stock and bring to a gentle boil for ten minutes.

Add the seafood and spices, and cook for five minutes.

Remove any unopened mussels and add the cream and pepper. Stir well and check the seasoning. Stir in the herbs and serve with a crusty baguette and green salad.

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