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.

