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Garlic Girl's Sicilian Fish Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 pound white fish cod, grouper, sea bass all work wonderful
  • 1 1/2 pounds fresh clams in shell, soaked and cleaned very well
  • 1 dozen fresh prawns cleaned, shelled and butterflied
  • 4 fresh ripe, tomatoes chopped (remove core and don't discard juices)
  • 1 medium white onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 2 tablespoons fresly crushed garlic
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • a few tbls extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley preferably flat leaf
  • pinch of saffron really important - it makes a difference!
  • about 4 fresh basil leaves roughly chopped
  • kosher salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Optional - pasta and grated parmigiano cheese

Instructions

  • Add enough olive oil to cover bottom of a large, heavy-bottom fry pan. After heating, add onions and shallots and saute on medium (or medium low) for about five minutes.
  • Add garlic for about 45 seconds and then add a small portion of the wine just to get a little sizzle going for about 30 seconds.
  • Once there's a nice sizzle, add the tomatoes, the remainder of the wine, salt, saffron, then most of the fresh basil and parsley, leaving a little behind for garnish.
  • Let simmer for about 10 minutes uncovered and then add the chicken stock.
  • Bring back to a simmer for another five minutes and then add the white fish.
  • Let simmer fpr a few minutes and then add the prawns.
  • Simmer for five minutes and then add the clams and cover for about five minutes until all the clams open up (discard any clams that fail to open).