MEDITERRANEAN SEAFOOD WITH GARLIC & CHILLI

MEDITERRANEAN SEAFOOD WITH GARLIC & CHILLI

• Nutritional Breakdown: per portion (whole recipe)
  

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• Approximate preparation and cooking time – 40 minutes
  Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 long red chillis, finely chopped
• 8 large tomatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 ½ cups dry white wine
• 1 ½ cups vegetable stock
• 1 kg mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded
• 250g raw prawns, peeled and de-veined
• 400g firm white fish fillets, cut into 2cm cubes
• 2 blue swimmer crabs, cleaned and halved
• ¼ cup fresh basil leaves
• ¼ cup flat leave parsley, chopped

METHOD

• 1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a deep saucepan, add garlic and chilli and fry, stirring for 1-2 minutes.
• 2. Add chopped tomatoes, cook for 2 minutes then add wine and bring to the boil, allowing wine to reduce for 2-3 minutes.
• 3. Add vegetable stock, stir and let everything simmer for 10 minutes which allows the liquid to reduce and the flavours to intensify.
• 4. Add crabs, allow to cook for 5 minutes before adding the remaining of the seafood.
• 5. Season, cover and allow to simmer for a further 5-7 minutes.
• 6. Turn the heat off, stir through most of the basil and parsley.
• 7. Discard any mussels that are unopened.
• 8. Serve seafood in deep bowls, sprinkled with extra basil and parsley.