SEA BASS & SEAFOOD ITALIAN ONE-POT

Sea bass & seafood Italian one-pot image

A one-pot fish stew with shellfish and all the fresh flavours of the Mediterranean - serve with plenty of bread for dipping

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 fennel bulb , halved and sliced, fronds kept separate to garnish
2 garlic cloves , sliced
½ red chilli , chopped
250g cleaned squid , sliced into rings
bunch basil , leaves and stalks separated, stalks tied together, leaves roughly chopped
400g can chopped tomato
150ml white wine
2 large handfuls of mussels or clams
8 large raw prawns (whole look nicest)
4 sea bass fillets (about 140g/5oz each)
crusty bread , to serve

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, then add the fennel, garlic and chilli. Fry until softened, then add the squid, basil stalks, tomatoes and wine. Simmer over a low heat for 35 mins until the squid is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly, then season.
Scatter the mussels and prawns over the sauce, lay the sea bass fillets on top, cover, turn up the heat and cook hard for 5 mins. Serve scattered with the basil leaves and fennel fronds, with crusty bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 329 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 45 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium