BBC Food - Recipes - Valencian fish stew

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 shallots , chopped
• 1 carrot , chopped
• 1 leek , chopped
• 1 bulb fennel , chopped
• 2 sticks celery , chopped
• 2 cloves garlic , chopped
• 30g/1oz tomato purée
• 4 tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 60ml/2fl oz brandy
• 175ml/6fl oz white wine
• 300g/11oz mixed salmon and cod, chopped
• 900ml/1¾ pints fish stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig tarragon
• pinch cayenne pepper
• 400g/14oz assorted fish and shellfish , such as salmon, cod, skate and clams
• 12 new potatoes , cooked
• 2 carrots , sliced and cooked
• 100g/3½oz fine beans , chopped and cooked
• 50-100ml/2-3½fl oz double cream
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 lemon , juice only
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• crusty bread
• garlic mayonnaise