Creamy Seafood Stew

4.55 (86)
⏱ 30 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 french ✅ Easy 🏷 Soup

This French-inspired stew delivers a creamy, satisfying flavour without being heavy, perfect for a quick yet impressive meal. It features a base of softened onion, celery, and garlic simmered in white wine and chicken stock, thickened with cornflour. A defrosted seafood mix is added along with fresh dill and half-fat crème fraîche for richness. The stew is ready in about 30 minutes and is traditionally served in warm bowls with garlic bread on the side for dipping.

Creamy Seafood Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 175ml white wine
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp cornflour mixed to a paste with 1 tbsp cold water
  • 400g bag frozen seafood mix defrosted
  • small bunch dill chopped
  • 5 tbsp half-fat crème fraîche
  • garlic bread, to serve

Method

  1. Warm the oil in a large pan, then cook the onion and celery until softened without browning, which takes about 10 mins. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Introduce the wine and let it bubble vigorously until it has mostly reduced.
  2. Add the stock and the cornflour paste, then let it bubble gently for 5-10 mins, stirring frequently until the liquid thickens. Season, then incorporate the seafood and the majority of the dill. Simmer for a few mins until thoroughly hot, then mix in the crème fraîche.
  3. While the stew cooks, prepare the garlic bread according to the packet directions. Ladle the stew into warmed bowls and top with the rest of the dill. Serve immediately with the garlic bread for dipping.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories270 kcal
Fat9 g
Saturates3 g
Carbs11 g
Sugars6 g
Fibre1 g
Protein31 g
Sodium888 mg
Salt2 g

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategorySoup
Cuisinefrench