Waterzooi Van Vis - Flemmish Fish Stew

Similar to something I had in Brussels at a lunch spot. You stand at a bar and eat standing up. I didn't speak any of the languages and the waiter just brought me the daily specials. It was about 3 degrees and no one seemed to mind the cold except me who had just spent 6 months in the tropics!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon olive oil
• 2  tablespoons onions, finely diced
• 1  teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1⁄8 teaspoon saffron
• 60  ml dry white wine
• 250  ml  fish stock
• 225  g  fish, sliced into 2cm dice
• 225  g mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded
• 115  g  prawns
• 1  carrot, julienned
• 1  leek, julienned
• 1  tomatoes, blanched, peeled, de-seeded and julienned
• 1⁄2 celeriac, julienned
• 6  spring onions, cut at a sharp diagonal into 6mm lengths
• 2  potatoes, red, quartered and boiled in unsalted water for 6 minutes
• 1  teaspoon parsley, chopped
• 1  teaspoon tarragon
• 1  teaspoon chervil
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a pan and use to fry the onion and garlic for 1 minute. Crumble in the saffron then add the wine and fish stock.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil, add the seafood then cover and allow to steam for about 4 or 5 minutes, or until the mussels just begin to open.
3. Add the vegetables, cover once more, and cook for a further 3 minutes. Discard any unopened mussels, add the ftarrogon, chervil and parsley, season to taste then transfer to a serving bowl and serve.