Sunday, July 29, 2018

Spicy Fish Stew

This is an ancient recipe in my personal repertoire - it came from Cooking Light at least fifteen years ago. I have no idea where my physical copy of the recipe is, and had to hunt for it online using what I remembered from the ingredient list. It is just as good as I remembered it!

Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups red potato, halved (about 1 1/4 pounds)
1 1/2 cups chopped seeded peeled tomato
1 1/2 cups clam juice
1 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 pounds cod or other lean white fish fillets, cut into 3- x 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. 
  2. Add onion, bell pepper, crushed red pepper, and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. 
  3. Add potato and next 7 ingredients (potato through bay leaf); bring to a boil. 
  4. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. 
  5. Stir in cod and sherry; cook an additional 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Stir in parsley.