Russell’s Fish Stew

Description

Nice hearty seafood stew, perfect for those cold winter days. Serve with sliced French bread.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 4 stalks celery
  • ½ onion, diced
  • 3 carrots, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
  • ¼ cup sherry
  • 2 cubes chicken bouillon
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ bunch cilantro
  • ½ pound medium shrimp – peeled and deveined
  • ½ pound white fish, cut into small chunks

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Mix in the celery
  2. onion
  3. carrots
  4. and garlic. Cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in the tomatoes
  5. water
  6. wine
  7. clam juice
  8. and sherry. Dissolve bouillon cubes in the stew
  9. and season with red pepper
  10. salt
  11. and pepper. Bring to a boil
  12. reduce heat to low
  13. and simmer 1 hour.
  14. Mix the cilantro
  15. shrimp
  16. and fish into the stew. Continue cooking 5 minutes
  17. or until shrimp is opaque and fish is easily flaked. Remove from heat
  18. and allow to sit 10 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 6

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