16 August, 2015
ITALIAN FISH STEW
Fish and seafood are one of my favourite ingredients. I went fishing with a family friend when I was about 8 years old and was shown how to kill, clean and scale a fish. Quite a shocking experience to be honest but in a weird way it helped me to cherish life even more, eat fish respectfully and try not to waste leftover fish.
Talking about leftovers: to cook a fish stew is perfect if you have leftover fish, wrinkly veggies and a jar of olives you opened a while ago and want to finish off. Just a few more ingredients needed and you’ve got a nice and tasty dish.
The italian fish stew is an easy and fast to cook meal that I recommend when you expect a few guests and don’t want to spend precious catch-up time in the kitchen while your guests are already there tucking into the prosecco. I like to cook it the night before as it will be much tastier the next day. But of course you can eat it straight out of the pot after you cooked it. Preperation won’t take longer than 20 minutes, I promise.
When your guests arrive, heat it up and place the pot in the middle of the table. Everybody can dive into it and help themselves for seconds or even thirds.
And here we go….
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbs rape oil
1 large onion (chopped)
1 – 2 garlic gloves (minced)
1 carrot (diced)
1/2 leek (sliced)
1/2 yellow pepper (diced)
1 chilli (sliced)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 tbs tomato purrée
1 tbs capers
2 tbs sliced olives (green or black)
300 ml fish stock
7OO gr assorted fish & seafood (i. e. salmon, prawns, smoked haddock, mussels, squid, cod)
1 handful fresh chopped parsley
salt & pepper
METHOD:
Heat the oil in a large pot or pan.
Add onion and fry until translucent, then add garlic, chopped veggies and chilli. Sauté for about 2 – 3 minutes.
Add diced tomatoes, tomato purrée, capers, olives, fish and fish stock.
Cook on medium heat for about 20 – 30 minutes.
Add fresh parsley and season with salt & pepper to taste.
Enjoy! 🙂
Have a blonDISHious day,
Sabrina xxx
24 thoughts
I always feel sorry for those who either don’t like fish, or can’t eat it, due to allergy. This, because it is the best food on the planet! Great looking dish, Sabrina! xxxx
I know I’m losing a big part of wealthy and tasty food but it’s tremendous to be alergic …
Very sorry to hear, Pat. Must be difficult and annoying to be allergic to a certain ingredient/food. I hope that my next recipe is more suitable for you. xxx
Put me down for one of these, please #theguineapig
Hi Sabrina, may I give you a suggestion?
Try to replace rape oil with extra virgin olive oil, canned diced tomatos with fresh cherry tomatos and season with salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil. I bet you are able to smell the scent of Sicily. I cook this dish more or less in the same way with same ingredients (I don’t use smooked fish because we don’t like it), I serve it with cous-cous or with bruschette. This is one of our favourite dishes for Christmas Eve dinner! I use to say that it is a friendly dish. Prosecco is a ecellent choice to accompany this dish!
Great! Thank you, Patty. Recommendations are always welcome 🙂
I don’t use olive oil when I fry food. Olive oil turns toxic when heated, they say. I know that there is controversy regarding the pros and cons of cooking with olive oil. Some say so, others say so 😉
But no doubt about it: olive oil is liquid gold and I love it and eat it a lot in salads…or use it for spagetti alio olio. One of my favorite Italian dishes. Yum Yum. xxx
Riquisimo y exquisito plato. Sencillo y buenisimo. Gracias por compartirlo Sabrina. Besos cariñito.
I like it very much!!
Very good Sabrina! I Like it
I like it very much!
Ciao Sabrina, I prepare more or less the same receipt, but I always eat it immediately. Will try as you suggest and it eat the following day. With ‘bruschetta’ it’s great! Thanks for your suggestions. Lorena
Yes!!!I like it very much this seems an italian dish of Viareggio but without olive and more fish.
delicious! I use EVO oil instead of rape oil thou. And i serve this dish with bruschette or jasmine rice. Gnammy!
Mmmm…I looove bruschette. So good!
What is EVO oil? Never heard of this. xxx
EVO is extra virgin olive oil.
ciao
Ha! As easy as that Thx! xxx
not for me this time 😀
Next time, hopefully 😉 xxx
I love seafood. Need to try that too. 🙂
mmmm I love anything with fish.. so this is one dish I would love to try…
But I am not one for cooking much…. so who knows.. I might make it some day 😉 I will keep it in mind.. or I will try and find somebody who will make it for me.. like my favorite nephew who is a chef in a hotel/restaurant… going to charm him into making it for me LOL
Today I tried to do it(prepared yesterday) with spaghetti for my parents. My mother wants the recipe…it means it is also very good with pasta. Thanks Sabrina! After all this time I found the joy of cooking. The desire to eat I never missed! Unfortunately! To the next recipe!
My boyfriend is getting more and more used to the thought of me cooking our meals. 😀 He loves the fish stew and so do I. Will definatly cook it more often. It’s easy to make, tastes great and it’s enough for two (people and days).
Hi Sabrina!
I made this stew for dinner tonight and it was gorgeous!Easy to prepare and cook too and nice on a cold day.Very heart warming dish.Thanks for the recipe!Love it!Lovd from Kristina xx
You all make me very happy with your lovely comments.
It is so wonderful to see that I inspire and encourage a few of you to cook. Isn’t it the best thing in the world when something you cooked for your beloved ones and yourself tastes yummy and you get compliments on your meal? It gives so much joy and self confidence
Keep swinging your pots and pans around. More to come, I promise.
Much blonDISHious love to you all,
Sabrina xxx