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Normandy seafood stew

A "marmite normande" is a combination of different seasonal julienne vegetables and a mix of shellfish, rapidly sautéed, then deglazed with cider.

The vegetables and shellfish are then simmered together in cream, which intensifies the flavours while it gently reduces and thickens.

This recipe is rather long to prepare, as there is a lot of peeling, but it is really quite easy to make.

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Last modified on: January 9^th 2019

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For 24 people, you will need:

1 750 g scallops
2 750 g cooked prawns
3 1 kg 500 g mussels
4 600 g turnip
5 600 g carrot
6 600 g celeriac
7 300 g Jerusalem artichokes
8 600 g leek
9 600 g potatoes
10 3 shallots
11 15 tablespoons olive oil
12 300 ml cider
13 3 litres liquid cream
14 salt
15 pepper
Total weight: 9,900 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 24 min.	49 min.	2 hours 13 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare the shellfish

Slice 750 g scallops in half horizontally.

Shell 750 g cooked prawns and cut each one into 2 or 3 chunks.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Prepare 1 kg 500 g mussels, ideally as mussels marinière, then shell and keep a wine glassful of the cooking liquid.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare the vegetables

Peel, rinse and cut 600 g turnip into julienne sticks.

Note: A mandolin is the ideal tool for this.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Do the same with 600 g carrot.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

And the same with 600 g celeriac.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Then the same with 300 g Jerusalem artichokes and 600 g leek.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Do the same with 600 g potatoes.

Finely chop 3 shallots.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

The cooking

Pour 15 tablespoons olive oil into a large stewpan on high heat. When good and hot, add the scallops and prawns.

Brown briefly, just a few minutes, stirring from time to time. Then transfer to a dish, leaving the oil behind in the pan.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Put the pan back on the heat and add the shallot.

Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Add all the vegetables, mix together, then salt and pepper.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Pour in 300 ml cider and mix again, deglazing the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Add all the shellfish, the cooking liquid from the mussels (if possible), and 3 litres liquid cream.

Salt and pepper, then mix again and turn the heat down to its lowest.

Stage 13 - 40 min.

Leave uncovered to cook gently and reduce for about 40 minutes, until the cream has thickened to your liking.

Remarks

This is a very approximate recipe, so do feel free to vary it according to your taste and the vegetables and shellfish in season.

You will notice that the quantities are large, intended to feed 8 people. As the preparation is quite long, it makes sense to to cook a decent quantity and freeze some.

You may have noticed that in stage 7 the potatoes are not raw. This is also a flexible recipe. I had some leftover potatoes, so used them up in this recipe, rather than raw ones.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes very well.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
15,361 Kcal or 64,313 Kj	683 gr	521 gr	1,172 gr
569 %	195 %	36 %	132 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
155 Kcal or 649 Kj	7 gr	5 gr	12 gr
6 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
640 Kcal or 2,680 Kj	28 gr	22 gr	49 gr
24 %	8 %	2 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Crustaceans, Mollusc, Celery, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 24 people : 38.83 £
Per person : 1.62 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Plum and almond panna cotta, Green beans "Napoléon", Pistachio ice cream, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, ... All
	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quiche Bretonne, Paimpol salad, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Paella, Curried mussels with cabbage, ... All
	Scallops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Scallop and leek pancakes, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, ... All
	Cooked prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Avocado with Sautéed Prawns , Scandinavian cocktail, Surprise eggs, Quiche Bretonne, Seafood rice salad, ... All

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