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Normandy seafood stew

A "marmite normande" is a combination of different seasonal julienne vegetables and a mix of shellfish, rapidly sautéed, then deglazed with cider.

The vegetables and shellfish are then simmered together in cream, which intensifies the flavours while it gently reduces and thickens.

This recipe is rather long to prepare, as there is a lot of peeling, but it is really quite easy to make.

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Last modified on: January 9^th 2019

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4.4 oz scallops
2 4.4 oz cooked prawns
3 8.8 oz mussels
4 3.5 oz turnip
5 3.5 oz carrot
6 3.5 oz celeriac
7 1.8 oz Jerusalem artichokes
8 3.5 oz leek
9 3.5 oz potatoes
10 ½ shallot
11 3 tablespoons olive oil
12 1.8 oz cider
13 1 lb + 1.6 oz liquid cream
14 salt
15 pepper

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 24 min.	49 min.	2 hours 13 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare the shellfish

Slice 4.4 oz scallops in half horizontally.

Shell 4.4 oz cooked prawns and cut each one into 2 or 3 chunks.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Prepare 8.8 oz mussels, ideally as mussels marinière, then shell and keep a wine glassful of the cooking liquid.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare the vegetables

Peel, rinse and cut 3.5 oz turnip into julienne sticks.

Note: A mandolin is the ideal tool for this.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Do the same with 3.5 oz carrot.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

And the same with 3.5 oz celeriac.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Then the same with 1.8 oz Jerusalem artichokes and 3.5 oz leek.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Do the same with 3.5 oz potatoes.

Finely chop ½ shallot.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

The cooking

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large stewpan on high heat. When good and hot, add the scallops and prawns.

Brown briefly, just a few minutes, stirring from time to time. Then transfer to a dish, leaving the oil behind in the pan.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Put the pan back on the heat and add the shallot.

Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Add all the vegetables, mix together, then salt and pepper.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Pour in 1.8 oz cider and mix again, deglazing the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Add all the shellfish, the cooking liquid from the mussels (if possible), and 1 lb + 1.6 oz liquid cream.

Salt and pepper, then mix again and turn the heat down to its lowest.

Stage 13 - 40 min.

Leave uncovered to cook gently and reduce for about 40 minutes, until the cream has thickened to your liking.

Remarks

This is a very approximate recipe, so do feel free to vary it according to your taste and the vegetables and shellfish in season.

You will notice that the quantities are large, intended to feed 8 people. As the preparation is quite long, it makes sense to to cook a decent quantity and freeze some.

You may have noticed that in stage 7 the potatoes are not raw. This is also a flexible recipe. I had some leftover potatoes, so used them up in this recipe, rather than raw ones.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes very well.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,628 Kcal or 11,003 Kj	114 gr	87 gr	203 gr
131 %	44 %	8 %	31 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
159 Kcal or 666 Kj	7 gr	5 gr	12 gr
8 %	3 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
657 Kcal or 2,751 Kj	28 gr	22 gr	51 gr
33 %	11 %	2 %	8 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Crustaceans, Mollusc, Celery, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 6.50 £
Per person : 1.63 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Apple Batter Puddings, Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All
	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Curried mussels with cabbage, Paella, Mussels with arroz negro, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, ... All
	Scallops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scallop and leek pancakes, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, Scallops au gratin, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, ... All
	Cooked prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scandinavian cocktail, Surprise eggs, Quiche Bretonne, Seafood rice salad, Potatoes with prawns, ... All

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