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Sicilian fish stew

Gino D'Acampo
Recipe by
Gino D'Acampo
"This recipe is very close to my heart because my dad - who can't even fry an egg - can do it, so we used to have it once a week."

Gino shows us how to make an easy yet healthy and tasty fish stew in a video exclusive.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion finely diced
  • ½ bulb of fennel finely diced
  • 2 sticks of celery finely diced
  • A pinch of chili flakes
  • 3 tomatoes, de-seeded and diced
  • 1 glass of white wine
  • 200 ml7 fl oz fish stock
  • A few sprigs of parsley
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 400 g14 oz mussels, cleaned
  • 400 g14 oz clams, cleaned
  • 300 g10½ oz firm white fish cut into 2 cm chunks
  • 8 large raw prawns
  • Zest of half a lemon
  • 1 tbsp chopped dill
  • Salt and pepper

Method: How to make Sicilian fish stew

1

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, fennel and celery and fry for 3 minutes until soft. Add the tomatoes and cook for a minute then pour in the wine and allow to reduce by half. Add the stock to the pan along with the parsley stalks and saffron. Simmer for 10 minutes.

2

After 10 minutes, gently place the fish into the pan and cover with a lid. Turn the heat down to the lowest simmer cook for 3 minutes before removing the heat. Leave to stand for 2 minutes before seasoning to taste and stirring in the lemon zest and chopped dill.