Normandy fish stew

Normandy fish stew

This fish stew from northern France, sometimes called Marmite Dieppoise, is a great comfort food meal

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Method

  1. Place mussels and cider or wine in a wide, shallow pan. Cover and place on a high heat for 3-4 mins, shaking pan a few times until mussels have opened. Tip into a colander over a bowl to catch the juices. Discard any that have not opened.
  2. Place the pan back on the heat with a large knob of butter. Sizzle the leeks for 8 mins until soft, then add the mushrooms. Add the mussel cooking liquid and crème fraîche and bubble down for 5 mins to reduce by half. Turn down the heat and add the fish. Cover and gently poach for 10 mins until cooked, then carefully lift out. Stir through the mussels and parsley and heat through.
  3. If you want, place the fish back in the pan to serve from the table or place a piece of fish in each serving bowl and spoon everything else around it. Delicious served with boiled waxy potatoes, such as Pink Fir Apple.

359 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 0.63 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2010.

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  • 19 February 2010

    michelle's rated this recipe

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  • 26 January 2011

    Debs66 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Simple but super recipe.... forget the potatoes though .......serve with chunks of warm bread...delicious!

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  • 01 February 2011

    Dryw commented on this recipe

    I made this fish stew for a starter for 10 friends who came round for dinner. I served it in the pan on the table and everyone helped themselves, served with crusty bread. Everyone loved it, it was a great success.

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  • 08 May 2011

    abi111 rated and commented on this recipe

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    yummy, used mixed frozen seafood and low fat creme fresh, but still very creamy and comforting.

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  • 10 October 2011

    susi1_de rated and commented on this recipe

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    liked it a lot! perfect for autumn coming up :)

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  • 15 November 2011

    Homechef from Harrogate rated and commented on this recipe

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    Have made this several times for fish loving friends. Try frying a clove or two of garlic with the leeks and mop up the creamy, garlicky wine juices with fresh crusty bread.

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  • 20 August 2012

    ValleyBaker46 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this last week for everyone and it went down great! fish was really yummy and the sauce was lovely! Deffo will make again :-)

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  • 05 April 2013

    iannkim rated and commented on this recipe

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    Enjoyed this recipe immensely. Agree that it suits crusty bread. We toasted some baguette and rubbed it with garlic and that seemed to complement it well. Don't forget to season it though, it does need pepper and just a touch of salt.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 500g mussels , cleaned and debearded (discard any that don't close when tapped on the sink)
  • 300ml cider or white wine
  • large knob of butter
  • 2 leeks , cleaned and sliced
  • 100g baby button mushrooms halved
  • 150ml crème fraîche
  • 4 fillets skin-on sustainable white fish (plaice would be perfect)
  • small bunch flat-leaf parsley , chopped
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359 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 0.63 g

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