Ingredients for - Sea bass & seafood Italian one-pot

1. 2 tbsp olive oil
2. 1 fennel bulb , halved and sliced, fronds kept separate to garnish
3. 2 garlic cloves , sliced
4. ½ red chilli , chopped
5. 250g cleaned squid , sliced into rings
6. bunch basil , leaves and stalks separated, stalks tied together, leaves roughly chopped
7. 400g can chopped tomato
8. 150ml white wine
9. 2 large handfuls of mussels or clams
10. 8 large raw prawns (whole look nicest)
11. 4 sea bass fillets (about 140g/5oz each)
12. crusty bread , to serve

How to cook deliciously - Sea bass & seafood Italian one-pot

1 . Stage

Heat the oil in a large saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, then add the fennel, garlic and chilli. Fry until softened, then add the squid, basil stalks, tomatoes and wine. Simmer over a low heat for 35 mins until the squid is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly, then season.

2 . Stage

Scatter the mussels and prawns over the sauce, lay the sea bass fillets on top, cover, turn up the heat and cook hard for 5 mins. Serve scattered with the basil leaves and fennel fronds, with crusty bread.