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How To Make Ragout Of Shellfish With Prawns

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How To Make Ragout Of Shellfish With Prawns
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Ragout of Shellfish with Prawns Recipe. This wonderful fish and seafood dish combines a number of flavours from the sea into a rich and tasty ragout. Devour our Ragout of Shellfish with Prawns recipe. Enlarge Ragout of Shellfish with Prawns Recipe. This wonderful fish and seafood dish combines a number of flavours from the sea into a rich and tasty ragout. Devour our Ragout of Shellfish with Prawns recipe.
Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Cooking Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
55 minutes

Step 1: Cook the mussels

  • 450 g mussels, scrubbed
  • 60 ml water
  • 220 g cuttlefish or squid, no tentacles, cleaned, and cut into strips
  • 300 ml coconut milk
  • 150 ml chicken stock, or vegetable stock
  • 300 g monkfish, skinned
  • 150 g prawns, shelled
  • 4 scallops, shelled and sliced
  • 75 g french beans, trimmed and cooked
  • 1 tomato, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 4 sprigs of basil, or coriander, torn for garnish
  • for the green curry paste:
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • 4 fresh green chillies, chopped
  • 4 tsp sugar
  • 2cm lemon grass, chopped
  • 2cm ginger root, peeled and finely chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 4 shallots, chopped
  • 2 tsp square shrimp paste
  • 50 g fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 30 tbsp fresh basil
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 saucepan with lid
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 plate
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 strainer
  • 1 blender
  • 1 wok
  • 1 slotted spoon
  • 1 serving dish

Step 2: Remove mussels from their shells

Once cooked, remove the mussels from their shells, discard the shells, and place the mussels to one side.

Step 3: Strain the broth

Using a sieve, strain the broth from the mussels into a bowl.

Step 4: Blend together the ingredients for the paste

Combine the ingredients for the curry paste in a food blender and blend into a thick paste.

Step 5: Pour the coconut milk into the wok

Place the wok over a medium heat and add the coconut milk.

Step 6: Add the stock and the broth

Stir in the stock and the broth from the mussels.

Step 7: Add the curry paste and boil

Add 4-5 tbsp of the curry paste and bring the broth to a boil. Leave to boil rapidly for a few minutes until it reduces down.

Step 8: Add the cuttlefish and monkfish

Add the squid and monkfish and simmer for ten to fifteen minutes.

Step 9: Add the remaining ingredients

Finally, add the prawns, scallops, mussels, French beans, and tomatoes and simmer for two to three minutes more or until the ragout has completely heated through.

Step 10: Transfer to a serving dish and garnish

Spoon the ragout into a warm serving dish and garnish with torn basil.
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  2. maragitado

    great way to show how things are done! thank you

  3. Anonymous

    what is square shrimp paste?