Photo: Fish and Fennel Stew Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 fennel bulb, stalks trimmed, core removed and thinly sliced
- 1 bay leaf
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, grated on a rasp or minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 Roma tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 2 cups dry white wine with citrus floral notes
- 2 cups fish stock
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless cod or pollock filets, cut into 8 chunks
- Curly parsley, chopped for garnish
Directions
In a stock pot over medium heat, add the olive oil, onions, fennel, bay leaf and season with a pinch of salt and a grind or two of pepper. Cook, stirring, until both the fennel and the onions are very tender, but not browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Cook's Note: Be careful to not break up the bay leaf during this process.
Add the lemon slices, garlic, and tomato paste stirring to combine. Cook until the tomato paste turns a deep reddish brown, then add the tomato slices and season with another pinch of salt. Allow to sit and bubble a bit, then stir, repeating until the tomatoes are completely broken down and some moisture has evaporated from the pot, about 10 minutes.
Add the wine and scrape up any bits on the bottom of the pan and bring to a simmer. Simmer uncovered until most of the wine has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Add the fish stock, raise to a simmer and nuzzle the fish into the pot, and simmer until fish is cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Serve warm with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
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By dolee_425546
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on August 22, 2012
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I tried this recipe and it came out great with a few adjustments:
1. I did not use the entire lemon - I sliced about (6 very very thinly sliced pieces of lemon - not the whole lemon
2. I also used kosher salt to taste at every layer of the recipe - Tasting is important
3. I added a sprinkle of oregano to the tomatoes mixture and I used a small can of whole peeled tomatoes - slicing them and adding the juice (only because I did not have enough fresh tomatoes
4. You can add additional seafood - I added large shrimp - at the end with the heat off
By wendebird1966
on April 14, 2012
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I too was very disappointed in this dish. So much money wasted that I used to purchase the ingredients in this dish. It was SO tart, it was inedible. I had to dump it all out. I even tried to add a bit of sugar to take away from the tartness, but to no avail. SO disappointed.
By pippi.longstocking
on March 12, 2012
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Disappointing. I used a whole lemon like the recipe called for and it tasted too bitter and ruined the dish. I had such high hopes too.
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