Cajun Style Fish Stew
Cajun Style Fish Stew
A practical Cajun Style Fish Stew recipe with measured ingredients and a step-by-step method. Ready in about 20 minutes.
Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 Bunch Flatleaf Parsley, Plus Extra For Garnish
- 1 Garlic Clove, Roughly Chopped
- 100G/3 1/2Oz Salted Butter, Softened, Plus Extra For Cooking
- 300G/10 1/2Oz Baby New Potatoes, Halved
- 1/2 Shallot, Finely Chopped
- 1 Celery Stick, Finely Chopped
- 1 Carrot, Finely Chopped
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Thyme Sprig
- 1/2 Tsp Peppercorns
- 600G/1Lb 5Oz- 800G/1Lb 12Oz Fresh Mussels, Debearded And Scrubbed
- 250Ml/9Fl Oz Good-Quality Dry Cider
- 2 X 125G/4 1/2Oz Hake Fillets
- 1 Lemon, Zest And Juice
- Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Method
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, add parsley and clove and let steep for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to remove all salt.
- Meanwhile in a dutch oven or a similar wide pot over medium high heat, add butter. When butter melted, add potatoes, shallot, celery and carrot and saute until soft. Add bay leaf, thyme and peppercorns. Cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add mussels, cover, and cook for 5 minutes or until mussels open. Add cider and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Strain mussels and liquid into the pot with the parsley and clove. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add fish and return to a simmer. Cover and cook for 3 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Serve with lemon zest and freshly ground pepper.