Ocean Hotpot

Serves 4/6

Preparation and Cooking 45 minutes

• 300 g monkfish (have the fish prepared by your fishmonger, who will remove the backbone)
• 100 g of salmon
• 300 g of mussels (still in their shells)
• 10 Mediterranean prawns or common prawns
• 50 g of celeriac
• 300 g of white leek flesh (the flesh of 4 leeks)
• 400 g of fennel (1 bulb)
• 2 onions of 100 g
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 4 tablespoons of fresh cream (with a fat content of 15%)
• 250 ml Sylvaner or Pinot noir type wine (white wine from Alsace)
• 250 ml of water
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 3 teaspoons of stock (powdered stock or 1 stock cube)
• fresh dill
• salt & pepper

1. Using the end of your knife, cut the first layer of the leek lengthwise and remove it. Wash the white leek flesh under running water.
2. Keep the green parts of the fennel, cutting off only the ends. Cut the fennel into 4 and wash under running water.
3. Peel the piece of celeriac using a peeler. Wash under running water.
4. Cut the white leek flesh into 4, lengthwise. Cut these pieces into small pieces of 1 cm in height. Cut the fennel into pieces, the same size as the white leek flesh. Do the same with the celeriac. Blanch the three vegetables for 10 minutes in unsalted water, in a casserole dish. Drain them off.
5. Pour the oil into the casserole dish. Move the casserole dish around to make sure that the oil fully covers the bottom. Add the onions and brown these on a low light. When they have taken on an attractive golden colour, you should add the drained vegetables. Allow to cook for 5 minutes and then wet these with 250 ml of wine. Add salt. Leave to cook with the lid on for a further 15 minutes on a low light. Add the crushed garlic cloves. Allow to cook for a further 5 minutes and then add the fish stock and the water (one tablespoonful/100ml), the pieces of monkfish, the pieces of salmon and the fresh cream. Allow to cook for 8 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with dill. Mix well. Place the prawns and mussels on top. Continue cooking on a low light for 5 minutes and then serve.
7. Bon Appétit !