Fisherman's Stew

 

4 servings (500 calories per serving)

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves,crushed
• 2 stalks celery, finely sliced
• ½ teaspoon dried red chili flakes
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1½ cups dry white wine
• 2 (14½ oz) cans chopped tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 500 gr boiling (waxy) potatoes, peeled and diced
• 600 gr mixed seafood such as skinless white fish (boned and diced), peeled raw prawns, squid, scallops, mussels, clams
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 2 lemons, cut into wedges

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Sauté the onions, garlic and celery until soft but not coloured ; stir in the chili flakes and paprika, ten add the wine and cook until the liquid has reduced by half.
3. Add the tomatoes, bay leaves and potatoes and bring to a boil ; reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft.
4. Add te seafood, pushing it gently into the liquid ; cover and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the seafood is just cooked.
5. Gently stir in the sugar, lemon juice, parsley and some salt and black pepper.
6. Serve with lemon wedges.

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