Fish & shellfish saffron & coconut stew with spice-roasted pumpkin

Name: Fish & shellfish saffron & coconut stew with spice-roasted pumpkin
Yield: For 6
Ingredients: 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 1 white onion, peeled and sliced; 300 g large octopus legs, cut into 5-10-cm lengths; vegetable oil for sautéing; 10 peppercorns; ½ lemon, sliced (keep the skin intact); 600-800 g pumpkin or butternut squash, seeds removed; 600-800 g pumpkin or butternut squash, seeds removed; 4 whole allspice; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 200 g monkfish fillet, sliced into 6 (or try using cod, hake, john dory or swordfish); 2 pinches saffron - crumbled into 100 ml warm water and left to soak for 10 minutes; 2 pinches saffron - crumbled into 100 ml warm water and left to soak for 10 minutes; 2 green chillies, split lengthways and cut into 4; 12 baby octopus, gutted; 3 shallots, peeled and sliced; 1 thumb of ginger, peeled and julienned; 30 ml (2 Tbsp) extra virgin olive oil; 250 g cleaned clams (soak in cold, gently running water for 20 minutes to help remove grit); 200 g monkfish fillet, sliced into 6 (or try using cod, hake, john dory or swordfish); 200 g monkfish fillet, sliced into 6 (or try using cod, hake, john dory or swordfish); 200 g monkfish fillet, sliced into 6 (or try using cod, hake, john dory or swordfish); 200 g monkfish fillet, sliced into 6 (or try using cod, hake, john dory or swordfish); 6 large scallops, cut in half crossways (or 12 smaller scallops); 6 large scallops, cut in half crossways (or 12 smaller scallops); 300 ml coconut milk (although you could also use cream); 300 ml coconut milk (although you could also use cream)

Preparation info

For
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fusion

By Peter Gordon

Published 2010

About

This dish takes a bit of prep, but it’s absolutely delicious and full of amazing textures, flavours and colours. You’ll need to get your hands stuck into it when you eat it, all those shells and things, but it’s worth it. Although I give a recipe for braised octopus, which you could use here, I also wanted to give you an alternative way of cooking it. I also used baby octopus, although you could use squid, and it’s important that you cook the clams like th

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Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

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