RECIPES FOR HEALTH
Spanish Fish Stew
Ingredients:
White Fish e.g. Hake, Cod, Pollack
10 Mussels
1 Salmon Darne or 2 fillets sea bass or bream
25ml Olive Oil
1 Spanish Onion
1 Potato Diced
½ bulb Fennel sliced
3 Cloves Garlic chopped
1 small Glass White Wine (optional)
1 tsp Sherry Vinegar
1 tsp Saffron Strands
1 tsp Paprika (sweet)
2 bay leaves
1 tin Chopped Organic Tomatoes
1 piece Dillisk
Herbamare/Ground Black Pepper
Zest 1 orange
Method:
In a heavy Saucepan heat the olive oil. Add the potato, onion,fennel and cook for 15 minutes without colouring over low heat.
Add wine and cook out for a further 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes, garlic, saffron, paprika, bay leaves, sherry vinegar, dillisk, orange zest, season with herbamare and black pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
Place all fish except for mussels in sauce. Lid on and simmer for 5 minutes.
Finish with shellfish at last 5 minutes of cooking.
Squeeze some lemon juice over the dish and serve.
Recipe by Tara Canning
*Iodine deficiency and cognitive function in children (Autism). A recent study in the UK of pregnant women found that the group had mild to moderate iodine deficiency. Iodine is needed for the thyroid gland, fertility, cognitive function to mention a few.They found a link between reduced cognitive function eg. Autism spectrum conditions and low serum levels of iodine.Good food sources are-All seaweeds, cranberries, probiotic yoghurt, strawberries, potatoes, navy beans and himalayan or iodised salt. Ref:Bath et al.Effect of inadequate iodine status in UK pregnant women on cognitive outcomes in their children: results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Lancet. 2013 May 21.pii: S0140-6736(13)60436-5. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60436-5