Spicy fish stew

Spicy fish stew

Perfect with some crusty bread, this simple healthy stew will soon become a favourite - make it with chicken if you prefer

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Low-fat, Super healthy, Dairy-free

Method

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan. Tip in the garlic, cumin and paprika and cook for 1 min. Add 100ml water and the tomatoes. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat. Add the pepper, simmer for 5 mins. Add the fish, simmer for 5 mins. Serve with coriander and a wedge of lemon.
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Make it with chicken

Chunky chicken stew: Cook the garlic, cumin and paprika as before. Cut 300g new potatoes in half and 4 skinless chicken breasts into chunks. Stir the potatoes into the pan along with the tomatoes and water, bring up to the boil, then simmer for 5 mins. Add the chicken and peppers, then simmer for another 10 mins; the chicken should be cooked through and the potatoes tender. Serve with coriander and lemon.

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Per serving

143 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 0.28 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007.

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  • 07 November 2007

    Suzanne rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    As I like my food with a kick, I added one chopped, deseeded red chilli to this stew, frying it quickly with the garlic. I also threw in some cooked prawns at the end just to warm through, which added a lovely extra texture. Served simply with good crusty baguette and a glass of wine, it was a great meal to whip up after work on a cold night - but also something I'd happily serve guests.

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  • 07 November 2007

    Shirley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty and if you use frozen fish, cheap also. I recommended to my son who is a student, and can't afford to buy fresh fish!

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  • 12 January 2008

    yummy food commented on this recipe

    I made it with the chicken and new potatoes and it was a hit with everyone. A nice hearty recipe for the winter as well.

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  • 29 January 2008

    Laure commented on this recipe

    I used Tilapia fish (discovered that in my local store, extremely tender) and added chili flakes. So quick and easy to do! Served that with broccoli but not convinced about it!!

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  • 26 February 2008

    lucy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious! Add some potatoes to make it a bit more filling.

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  • 20 May 2008

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Me and My partner really enjoyed this. We ate the stew with sliced bread. Next time I will add a few chilli's so that the dish is spicy but still a lovely taste.

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  • 27 July 2008

    francoise commented on this recipe

    I used chunks of frozen pollack which is a cheap, plentiful and sustainable alternative to cod (and which tastes just as good!)

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  • 16 August 2008

    emzcookie23 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    a really yummy fish stew, healthy and low fat!! Amybe next time I would add a few more vegetables and a little more fish too, just to give it a bit more substance. Perfect with crusty, warm baguette straight from the oven.

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  • 30 October 2008

    Katja rated this recipe

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  • 25 November 2008

    bigglesmith rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I often make chicken stew, so this was lovely for something different. I also added potatoes to make it more filling. I recommend placing the whole fish fillet into the stew, rather than chopping it up. That way, as it cooks it will flake and break apart rather crumble.

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  • 08 February 2009

    Grace commented on this recipe

    The grams of protein, carbs and fat are clearly wrong...

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  • 06 July 2009

    Mandy Moos rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was nice but the sauce lacked depth a bit

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  • 09 July 2009

    New Cook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Replaced the water with a glass of white wine and simmered until reduced. Included some par-boiled potatoes to make more of a one pot meal and added some prawns with the fish. Lovely!!

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  • 09 July 2009

    New Cook commented on this recipe

    Replaced the water with a glass of white wine and simmered until reduced. Included some par-boiled potatoes to make more of a one pot meal and added some prawns with the fish. Lovely!!

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  • 20 July 2009

    weeble cooks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made the chicken version of this dish. i will make it again.

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  • 21 August 2009

    the100thkiss rated this recipe

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  • 07 September 2009

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    17 September 2009

    rua rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is so amazing fast and simple to make, and surprisingly delicious considering the tiny amount of effort that goes into it. i used a full tin (400g) of chopped tomatoes though. served with warm crusty bread and herb butter. my only other comment is that there's no way this would provide a filling meal for 4. we're not big eaters, but we only got 3 portions from this.

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  • 24 September 2009

    Gemma rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We really liked this recipe we used River Cobbler which seemed to work fine.

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  • 21 October 2009

    Sarah D rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We thoroughly enjoyed this recipe! It was easy to prepare and cook. I used the whole tin of tomatoes and added 200ml of vegetable stock. We also cooked some wild rice to make it go further. We have this once a week now - very tasty!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Low-fat, Super healthy, Dairy-free

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Per serving

143 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 0.28 g

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