Quick Fish Stew

Submitted by teresas

"This is a recipe that an old manager gave to me years ago. It is delicious. He did make some changes to the original recipe. It is out of "The Doubleday Cookbook"."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 yellow onion, peeled and minced
• 2 scallions, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 lbs fish fillets (use any 2 of the following ( cod, flounder, haddock, sea bass, tuna)
• 9 ounces shrimp (peeled and deveined) or 9 ounces scallops (or mixture of both)
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup clam juice, bottled
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes (do not drain)
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 (6 ounce) tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 10 mussels (in shell, well scrubbed and bearded)
• 10 littleneck clams (in shell, well scrubbed)
• 1 (10 ounce) package green peas, frozen
• 1 -2 tablespoon parsley, minced

directions

1. In a large kettle over moderate heat, saute' onion, scallions, and garlic in butter 3-5 minutes until very pale golden.
2. Meanwhile, cut fish in 2" chunks, set aside.
3. Add water, clam juice, wine, tomatoes, tomato paste and salt and pepper to kettle.
4. Break up any large clumps of tomato, cover and simmer 10 minutes.
5. Add fish, shrimp, peas, mussels and clams, cover and simmer 10 minutes longer.
6. Sprinkle with parsley, taste for salt and adjust as needed.
7. Ladle into soup bowls and serve with hot butter French bread.

Reviews

[nochlo]

Made for PRMR! This is very intimidating looking at all the ingredients. Not so bad to make though. The elders really enjoyed!!! Thanks