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I throw in the rice so I don’t have to worry about providing side dishes, but if you don’t like rice, just omit it and serve the dish with piping hot boiled potatoes.

Serves 4

800g (1lb 10 oz) white fish (e.g. ling, pollock, etc., including bones and heads), filleted and cut into small chunks

1.7 litres (3 pints) water

2 black peppercorns

1 bay leaf

1 carrot, sliced

1 onion, sliced

2 tbsp olive oil

2 garlic cloves

1 onion, finely chopped

2.5cm (1in) fresh root ginger, peeled and crushed

250ml (9 fl oz) white wine

400g (14 oz) passata (sieved tomatoes)

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp paprika

10 black olives, stoned and chopped

8 cherry tomatoes, halved

225g (8 oz) rice

juice of 1 lime

salt and freshly ground black pepper

bunch of fresh basil, torn

First, make the fish stock. Place the fish bones and heads in a large saucepan and cover with the water. Throw in the peppercorns, bay leaf, sliced carrot and onion. Bring to the boil and leave to simmer, uncovered, for 30–40 minutes. Strain well.

Place a heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium heat, pour in the olive oil, and then add the garlic, chopped onion and ginger. Cover and sweat for 2 minutes. Remove the lid and add the white wine, passata, turmeric, paprika, olives, cherry tomatoes, 150ml (5fl oz) of the fish stock and the rice. Leave to cook for 10 minutes. Add the fish and cook for a further 5 minutes until cooked through.

Squeeze in the lime juice, season with salt and pepper and stir in the fresh basil leaves. Serve in bowls with some white chunky bread on the side to soak up all the delicious juices!

Tip: Making fresh fish stock makes a huge difference to the overall taste of the stew and it uses up all the bones that would ordinarily be thrown out. It is preferable to use white fish, rather than oily varieties, which can be pungent and gelatinous. If you don’t have the time to make fish stock ask at your local good food store which is the best brand of fish stock to buy.