Super Shallot Recipes -

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 50g shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 leek, washed and sliced
• 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
• ½ fennel bulb, finely chopped
• 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 4 tomatoes, chopped
• 175ml white wine
• 50ml brandy
• 1 bay leaf
• 750ml fish stock
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 12 new potatoes, cooked
• 400g skinless white fish, such as cod or hake, cut into bite sized chunks
• 12 pitted black olives
• Handful of fresh parsley
• Handful of tarragon
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Quick pickled shallots
• Aioli
• Crusty white bread