Aegean kakavia (Beautiful fish stew)

A traditional Greek fisherman's stew

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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( 1 pound ) potatoes , peeled and cut into 3-4cm chunks
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 litre ( quart ) organic vegetable stock
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 700 g ( 1 1/2 pounds ) fresh fish fillets , from sustainable sources,
  ask your fishmonger, scaled and pin-boned
• 1 lemon , juice of
• 1 small bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
• 1 small bunch fresh dill , roughly chopped
• greek extra virgin olive oil
• 1 loaf rustic bread , to serve

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Making It

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 salt and pepper and bring it all to the boil.
   Reduce to a low heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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