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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.

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Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

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For 18 people, you will need:

1 6 carrots
2 6 potatoes
3 0 kg 2 g green cabbage
4 3 leeks
5 0 litre 12 ml Vegetable stock
6 0 kg 4 g fish fillet
7 0 kg 5 g cockles
8 12 tablespoons olive oil
9 750 ml cream
10 9 pinches saffron
11 salt
12 pepper

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 12 min.

Peel and dice 6 carrots.

Peel and rinse 6 potatoes. Dice small and rinse once more.

Stage 2 - 12 min.

Prepare 0 kg 2 g green cabbage and shred finely.

Prepare 3 leeks.

Stage 3

Bring the vegetable stock to the boil.

Stage 4 - 28 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.

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 8 - 30 min.

Prepare 0 kg 5 g cockles.

Cut the fish into large chunks.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Pour 12 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.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Tip the cockles into the same pan and sauté for 2 minutes.

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 750 ml cream and 9 pinches saffron. Turn down the heat and leave to reduce gently.

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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
19,325 Kcal or 80,910 Kj	554 gr	1,764 gr	1,117 gr
966 %	213 %	166 %	169 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
225 Kcal or 942 Kj	6 gr	21 gr	13 gr
11 %	2 %	2 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,074 Kcal or 4,497 Kj	31 gr	98 gr	62 gr
54 %	12 %	9 %	9 %

% 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: Sulfites, Celery, Fish, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 18 people : 23.69 €
Per person : 1.32 €

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