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How to Make Catalan fish stew

Preparation time:

less than 30 mins

Cooking time:

10 to 30 mins

Serves:

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large Spanish onion
• 2 fennel
• 150g/5oz chorizo
• 1 red chilli
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 2 cloves new season garlic
• ½tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme
• 1 tsp saffron
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 1 tin plum
• 100ml/3½ fl oz fish stock or water
• 150ml/5 fl oz white wine
• 500g/1 lb 2oz mussels
• 650g/1 lb 7 oz firm white fish
• 100g/3½ oz toasted almonds

To serve

• 1 lemon
• steamed potatoes and spring greens

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan and sauté the onions, fennel, diced chorizo, chilli, ground fennel seeds and garlic for a few minutes.

2. Add the paprika, thyme, saffron, bay leaves and tomatoes and cook until reduced to a thickish sauce.

3. Add the fish stock (or water) and white wine and bring to a simmer.

4. Add the cooked mussels and cook until they are all open. Discard any that have not opened.

5. Put the fish pieces into the stew and stir in the almonds.

6. Heat for a minute or two and serve with seasonal greens, steamed potatoes and wedges of lemon.