Aegean Kakavia - A Traditional Greek Fishermen's Stew: Ingredients
Aegean Kakavia - A Traditional Greek Fishermen's Stew: Ingredients
Aegean Kakavia - A Traditional Greek Fishermen's Stew: Ingredients
Ingredients
olive oil
2 onions , peeled and roughly chopped
4 sticks celery , trimmed and roughly chopped
5 cloves garlic , peeled and roughly chopped
3 beef tomatoes , roughly chopped
500 g potatoes , peeled and cut into 3-4cm chunks
3 bay leaves
1 litre organic vegetable stock
700 g fresh fish fillets , from sustainable sources, ask your fishmonger, scaled
and pin-boned
1 lemon , juice of
½ a bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley , (15g) roughly chopped
½ a bunch fresh dill , (15g) roughly chopped
Greek extra virgin olive oil
1 loaf rustic bread , to serve
Method
1. Heat a good lug of olive oil in a large pan on a medium heat. Add the onions
and celery and cook for 5 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for another 5
minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft but not coloured.
2. Add the tomatoes, potatoes and bay leaves and pour in the stock. Season
lovingly with sea salt and black pepper and bring it all to the boil. Reduce to a
low heat and simmer for 15 minutes. At this point, add your fish fillets and
bring back to the boil, then reduce to a medium-low heat and simmer for a
further 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the fish is cooked through
and flakes apart. Stir in the lemon juice and herbs, drizzle with extra virgin
olive oil, then have a quick taste to make sure you've got a good balance of
acidity, freshness and seasoning and serve with chunks of rustic bread.