Nothing beats a huge bowlful of this warm smoky Cornish fish stew. I am lucky enough to live a few mins drive from the beach. Yeap, I know, I am very very lucky. And we go there regularly. Spending the day walking up and down the promenade wall, running around the vary famous shell sculpture, having picnics on the beach, stone skimming on the water surface, picking up the prettiest pebbles, eating ice creams and daydreaming about living in one of the small sea fronted houses, generally wondering if we were brave enough to jump in and out of the sea. Me not so much, the kids, they love that cold cold water.
But my favourite bit is at the end of our outing. The moment when we run like mad to the little fish shacks and scoop up goodies like crab, lemon soles, skates etc. We go home and throw as much of our goodies as possible either on the grill to serve with a leafy green salad or in the oven to serve with some couscous. One of Freddy’s favourite ways is to throw it all into a very smoky fish stew and serve ladleful’s along with some warm crusty bread. Oh yeah, its all good.
Three things make this smoky Cornish fish stew. First you need some really fresh fish. Feel free to mix it up with fish, mussels, prawns, octopus etc. Secondly you want to use very good quality fish stock. Thirdly you need some really great, high quality smoked bacon. With these three in the bag you will end up with the best fish stew of your life. PS If you like fish stews why not check out this Brazilian Fish Stew (Moqueca Baiana). Check the video below to see how easy it is to make this smoky Cornish fish stew.
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