Seafood Polenta with Fish Stew

Silvia’s Italian Table
Seafood Polenta with Fish Stew
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Withꢀproduceꢀsoꢀfreshꢀandꢀinviting,ꢀitꢀisꢀeasyꢀtoꢀturnꢀsimpleꢀingredientsꢀintoꢀ sensationalꢀmeals,ꢀlikeꢀmyꢀabsoluteꢀfavourite,ꢀaꢀrichꢀseafoodꢀstewꢀservedꢀonꢀaꢀbedꢀofꢀ softꢀpolenta.ꢀ
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Serves:ꢀ4ꢀ
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Ingredientsꢀ
Forꢀtheꢀprawnꢀandꢀfishꢀstockꢀ
• 3-4ꢀtablespoonsꢀofꢀextra-virginꢀoliveꢀoilꢀ
• 1ꢀbrownꢀonion,ꢀslicedꢀ
• 1ꢀceleryꢀstick,ꢀroughlyꢀchoppedꢀ
• 1ꢀcarrot,ꢀroughlyꢀchoppedꢀ
• headsꢀandꢀcarapaceꢀofꢀ12ꢀlargeꢀgreenꢀprawnsꢀ
• 1ꢀfishꢀheadꢀ(askꢀyourꢀfishmongersꢀforꢀone)ꢀ
• 1/3ꢀcupꢀofꢀdryꢀwhiteꢀwineꢀ
• 1ꢀbayꢀleafꢀ
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Forꢀtheꢀstewꢀ
• 4ꢀtablespoonsꢀofꢀextra-virginꢀoliveꢀoilꢀ
• 2ꢀgarlicꢀcloves,ꢀfinelyꢀchoppedꢀ
• 2ꢀtablespoonsꢀofꢀparsleyꢀstalks,ꢀfinelyꢀchoppedꢀ
• 250ꢀmlꢀglassꢀofꢀwhiteꢀwineꢀ
• 1ꢀtinꢀofꢀtomatoꢀpassataꢀ
• 1ꢀquantityꢀofꢀprawnꢀandꢀfishꢀstockꢀ
• 300gꢀlingꢀorꢀbarramundiꢀfillet,ꢀcutꢀintoꢀsmallꢀchunksꢀꢀ Silvia’s Italian Table
• 12ꢀprawnsꢀpeeled.ꢀ(Youꢀwillꢀneedꢀtheꢀheadꢀandꢀcarapacesꢀforꢀyourꢀstock)ꢀ
• 500gꢀofꢀpotꢀreadyꢀmusselsꢀ
• 500gꢀofꢀpotꢀreadyꢀclamsꢀorꢀpipisꢀ
• saltꢀandꢀpepperꢀforꢀseasoningꢀ
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Forꢀtheꢀsoftꢀpolentaꢀ
• 1/2ꢀpacketꢀofꢀinstantꢀpolentaꢀflourꢀ
• 2ꢀlitreꢀofꢀwaterꢀ
• saltꢀ
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Methodꢀ
Startꢀbyꢀmakingꢀtheꢀprawnꢀandꢀfishꢀstock.ꢀHeatꢀupꢀtheꢀoilꢀinꢀaꢀsaucepan,ꢀaddꢀonion,ꢀ celeryꢀandꢀcarrotꢀandꢀcookꢀoverꢀmedium-highꢀheatꢀforꢀ2-3ꢀminutes.ꢀAddꢀaꢀfishꢀhead,ꢀ prawnꢀheadsꢀandꢀcarapaces,ꢀpourꢀinꢀtheꢀwineꢀandꢀcookꢀforꢀ2-3ꢀminutesꢀorꢀuntilꢀtheꢀ alcoholꢀhasꢀevaporated.ꢀAddꢀ3ꢀlitresꢀofꢀwater,ꢀsalt,ꢀbayꢀleafꢀandꢀsimmerꢀoverꢀ medium-lowꢀheatꢀforꢀ20-30ꢀminutes.ꢀStrainꢀtheꢀstockꢀandꢀdiscardꢀtheꢀfishꢀandꢀ vegetables.ꢀReturnꢀtheꢀstockꢀtoꢀtheꢀpotꢀandꢀsetꢀasideꢀ(youꢀcanꢀmakeꢀthisꢀaꢀdayꢀ earlier,ꢀifꢀeasier).ꢀ
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Toꢀmakeꢀtheꢀstew,ꢀheatꢀupꢀtheꢀoilꢀinꢀaꢀlargeꢀpot,ꢀaddꢀgarlicꢀandꢀceleryꢀstalksꢀandꢀcookꢀ forꢀ1-2ꢀminutesꢀorꢀuntilꢀfragrant.ꢀPourꢀinꢀ150ꢀmlꢀofꢀwineꢀandꢀcookꢀforꢀaꢀfurtherꢀ2-3ꢀ minutesꢀtoꢀallowꢀtheꢀalcoholꢀtoꢀevaporate.ꢀAddꢀtheꢀtomatoꢀpassataꢀandꢀtheꢀfishꢀ stockꢀandꢀbringꢀtoꢀaꢀsimmer.ꢀCookꢀforꢀ20-30ꢀminutesꢀorꢀuntilꢀreducedꢀbyꢀ1/3ꢀandꢀ slightlyꢀthickened.ꢀInꢀaꢀseparateꢀpan,ꢀcookꢀtheꢀmusselsꢀandꢀclamsꢀwithꢀtheꢀremainingꢀ wine.ꢀCookꢀonꢀhighꢀuntilꢀtheꢀshellsꢀhaveꢀopened.ꢀTurnꢀtheꢀheatꢀoffꢀandꢀsetꢀaside.ꢀ
Addꢀtheꢀrestꢀofꢀtheꢀfishꢀandꢀtheꢀprawnsꢀtoꢀtheꢀtomatoꢀstew,ꢀandꢀcookꢀforꢀ1ꢀminuteꢀorꢀ untilꢀtheꢀfish,ꢀprawnsꢀandꢀscallopsꢀareꢀ3/4ꢀcookedꢀthrough.ꢀTheyꢀwillꢀcontinueꢀ cookingꢀwithꢀtheꢀresidualꢀheatꢀofꢀtheꢀstock.ꢀAddꢀtheꢀshells,ꢀalongꢀwithꢀtheꢀjuicesꢀtheyꢀ haveꢀreleased,ꢀtoꢀtheꢀstew.ꢀ
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Whileꢀtheꢀfishꢀisꢀcooking,ꢀmakeꢀtheꢀpolentaꢀaccordingꢀtoꢀtheꢀinstructionsꢀonꢀtheꢀ packetꢀandꢀseasonꢀwithꢀsalt.ꢀDon’tꢀbeꢀtemptedꢀtoꢀaddꢀbutterꢀasꢀitꢀdoesn’tꢀneedꢀit.ꢀ
Theꢀflavorsomeꢀfishꢀstewꢀwillꢀbeꢀmoreꢀthanꢀenough!ꢀTheꢀpolentaꢀwillꢀbeꢀreadyꢀinꢀ1-2ꢀ minutesꢀfromꢀtheꢀtimeꢀtheꢀwaterꢀhasꢀcomeꢀtoꢀtheꢀboil.ꢀꢀ
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Toꢀserve,ꢀpourꢀtheꢀpolentaꢀontoꢀaꢀlargeꢀwoodenꢀboard,ꢀladleꢀtheꢀstewꢀonꢀtopꢀandꢀ crownꢀwithꢀsomeꢀtornꢀparsleyꢀleaves.ꢀ