Fisherman's Ragout
This ragout combines vegetables (cut small and cooked until just tender in vegetable stock) with a mix of cockles and chunks of fish, all simmered together with cream and saffron.
109 K 4.2/5 (23 reviews)
2 hours 20 min.
Average
12 people
12 IngredientsLast modified on: December 30th 2019
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
4 carrots - 2
4 potatoes - 3
400 ml green cabbage - 4
2 leeks - 5
2 litres vegetable stock - 6
600 ml fish fillet - 7
800 ml cockles - 8
8 tablespoons olive oil - 9
500 ml cream - 10
6 pinches saffron - 11
salt - 12
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 35 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 2 hours 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Stage 3
Bring the vegetable stock to the boil.
Stage 4 - 30 min.
Tip in the carrots and cook until just tender but still with a bit of "bite" (not overcooked).
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Remove them from the stock, cool under running water to stop them cooking any further and drain.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Cook the cabbage then the potatoes in the same way.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Discard half the stock and reduce the rest by 3/4 over medium heat.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Pour 8 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan (preferably non-stick) on high heat.
When good and hot, add the chunks of fish and fry quickly to brown them all over.
Set aside.
When good and hot, add the chunks of fish and fry quickly to brown them all over.
Set aside.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Tip the cockles into the same pan and sauté for 2 minutes.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Pour the reduced stock into the pan (there should only be 5 or 6 tablespoonsful left) and use this to deglaze the bottom.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Add 500 ml cream and 6 pinches saffron. Turn down the heat and leave to reduce gently.
When the saffron cream has reduced, checking the seasoning.
When the saffron cream has reduced, checking the seasoning.
Stage 13 - 1 min.
Add all the vegetables to the pan...
Stage 14 - 1 min.
...then the cockles and fish.
Stage 15 - 3 min.
Stir gently and leave to heat through for a couple of minutes. Check the seasoning again before serving.
Remarks
If you do not have your own vegetable stock, use poultry stock or a stock cube and water. You can even just use salted water (in this case, do not reduce and replace the stock with a little white wine at stage 11).
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 370 RDI=140 % | 1,180 RDI=110 % | 740 RDI=110 % | 12,880 RDI=640 % | 53,940 RDI: 640 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 230 RDI=10 % | 940 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 100 RDI=9 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 1,070 RDI=50 % | 4,500 RDI: 50 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 15.80 €
- Per person : 1.35 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Vegetable stock
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Cockles
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Fish fillet
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Cream
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