SEAFOOD STEW (BOURRIDE)
SEAFOOD STEW (BOURRIDE)
SEAFOOD STEW (BOURRIDE)

Ingredients
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • 250–300ml/9–10fl oz light olive oil
  • 1 tsp harissa paste
  • 1 lemon
  • juice only
  • 1½ tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 500ml/18fl oz deeply flavoured fish soup
  • or a tin of bisque
  • pinch saffron
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 x 150g/5½oz turbot fillet
  • skin on and pin-boned
  • 1 scallop
  • removed from its shell
  • roe discarded and cleaned
  • 1 small squid
  • cleaned and scored
  • 1 x 150g/5½oz red mullet fillet
  • skin on and pin-boned
  • 75g/2½oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 50g/1¾oz fresh baby spinach
  • 150g/5½oz tinned chickpeas (drained weight)
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chervil leaves
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon leaves
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
Directions
  • For the mayonnaise
  • put the egg yolks in a food processor and blend. Gradually add the oil in a thin
  • steady stream until it is the consistency of mayonnaise. Add the harissa paste
  • lemon juice and tomato ketchup. Season with salt and pepper and mix again. Set aside.
  • For the seafood bourride
  • heat the fish soup in a large saucepan. Add the saffron and bring to a simmer.
  • In a frying pan
  • heat the oil and cook the turbot on each side for 3–4 minutes. Half way through
  • add the scallop
  • squid and mullet to the pan and cook through. Turn the fish over half way through the cooking. Add the butter at the end and
  • once melted
  • use it to baste the fish.
  • Place the cooked fish into the warm soup.
  • For the sautéed spinach and chickpeas
  • while the fish is cooking heat a medium sauté pan and add the oil and butter. Once melted
  • add the spinach and chickpeas and cook until the spinach has wilted.
  • To serve
  • put some spinach and chickpeas in the bottom of each serving bowl
  • place the fish on top and spoon over the soup. Sprinkle with the herbs and add a dollop of mayonnaise.