NORTH CAROLINA FISH STEW
This stew is loaded with chunks of fish, bacon, potatoes and onions in a seasoned tomato broth, then finished off with eggs cooked right in the stew. An Eastern NC classic recipe!
Provided by Amy
Categories Soup
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook bacon until crisp over medium heat in an 8 to 10 quart Dutch oven or heavy pot (I recommend a 10 quart), about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Turn off heat, remove bacon and place on a plate lined with paper towels. Set bacon aside and leave fat in pot.
- Add potatoes, onions and fish in layers (in the order written) in the pot over the fat. Do not stir.
- Pour in tomato soup and stewed tomatoes with juices.
- Add salt, pepper, Old Bay Seasoning and red pepper.
- Add just enough water to cover (approximately 5 cups). Do not stir.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to maintain a gentle boil/high simmer (medium to medium low).
- Cover and cook for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are fork-tender (but not falling apart) and fish is fully cooked.
- While stew is at a gentle boil, add eggs one at a time (break the eggs and put the raw eggs into the stew, then discard shells) in a single layer on top of the stew. Cook until eggs are fully cooked (about 4 to 5 minutes). Note that the eggs will break up into chunks while they're cooking.
- Season with additional salt, pepper, Old Bay Seasoning and/or red pepper, if desired.
- Return reserved bacon to stew or serve topped with reserved bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323 kcal, Sugar 7 g, Sodium 579 mg, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 1 g, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 28 g, Cholesterol 139 mg, UnsaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
EASY FISH STEW WITH MEDITERRANEAN FLAVORS
This is a typical fisherman's stew. No need to make a fish stock; water, aromatics and anchovies will suffice. Use anchovies even if you don't like them, as they add great depth of flavor, not to mention omega-3 fats. And don't worry: the dish won't taste like anchovies.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield Serves four
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place the garlic cloves and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a mortar and pestle, and mash to a paste. Add the anchovy fillets and mash with the garlic. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven, and add the onion, celery and carrot with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until the onion is tender, about five minutes. Add the pureed garlic and anchovy. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is very fragrant, about one minute, and then add the tomatoes. Cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes have cooked down a bit and the mixture smells aromatic, about 10 to 15 minutes. Add the water, potatoes, salt (to taste) and the bouquet garni. Bring to a simmer. Turn the heat to low, cover partially and simmer 30 minutes. Taste, adjust salt and add pepper to taste. Remove the bouquet garni.
- Season the fish with salt and pepper, and stir into the soup. The soup should not be boiling. Simmer five to 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the fillets) or just until it flakes easily when poked. Remove from the heat, stir in the parsley, taste once more, adjust seasonings and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 352, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 33 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1793 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FISH STEW
This quick-cooking fish stew, with its raft of eggs and no-stir preparation method, is specific to eastern North Carolina. Church fund-raisers and family gatherings center on the stew, where traditionally men would layer chunks of fish with bones and skin, thinly sliced potatoes, onions and spices in a caldron and stand around the fire watching it cook. About five minutes before it was done, someone would crack an egg for each guest into the tomato-rich broth. Eggs were a cheap filler and a way to stretch the stew to provide enough protein for a crowd, along with fish like striped bass or flounder from North Carolina's Atlantic shore. Vivian Howard, who left New York to open Chef & the Farmer, a restaurant in Kinston, N.C., offers this version for home cooks. The key is not stirring it at all, and watching the heat so the bottom doesn't scorch. Serve it with a couple of slices of squishy white bread (Sunbeam is traditional), which act as delicious sponges for the broth.
Provided by Kim Severson
Categories dinner, seafood, soups and stews, main course
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut the bacon slices into 1-inch squares. Brown them in the bottom of a 10-to-12-quart stockpot over medium heat. Once bacon is crisp, remove it and reserve, leaving the bacon fat in the pot. Whisk the tomato paste into the fat, making sure you scrape up all the brown bits left from browning the bacon.
- Turn the heat off and begin layering the ingredients in the stockpot. Start with a layer of potatoes, followed by a layer of onions and garlic, followed by a layer of fish. Top the fish with roughly a third of the salt, a third of the chile flakes and 1 bay leaf. Repeat this layering process two more times.
- Fill the pot with enough cool water to just barely reach the top of the fish. (If there's a little fish peeking out over the top, that's O.K. - better than if it's swimming in water.) Cover the pot with a tightfitting lid and slowly bring to a boil over medium-high heat. (Throughout the cooking, resist the urge to stir.) Once it starts to boil, reduce heat and let it cook, covered, at a high simmer for about 15 minutes. Check the potatoes for doneness. They should be barely tender, not falling apart.
- Use a large spoon to remove the fat from the surface of the soup, and discard. Taste the broth and add more salt if needed. Then, with the stew at a good simmer, add the eggs one by one in a single layer over the top. (Crack each egg into a small cup before dropping it in.) Cook the eggs for 5 minutes until they are lightly set.
- As soon as the eggs are lightly set, use a large ladle to portion out the stew. A proper serving is at least half a fish steak, some potatoes, some onions and an egg swimming in broth. Shower each bowl with bacon, and serve immediately with a piece or two of bread, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 454, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 928 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ANYTIME FISH AND SHELLFISH STEW
This is a sort of ad-lib fish stew, inspired by the kind of stew you'd find served in the South of France: Its exact proportions and quantities aren't set in stone. Use whatever white-fleshed fish and shellfish you like. Potatoes make the dish more substantial, and the slices really absorb all the lovely flavors of the stew.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories seafood, soups and stews, main course
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat olive oil over medium in a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot or Dutch oven. Add onions and stir to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened and lightly colored, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in garlic, bay leaf, thyme, saffron and red pepper, and cook for 1 minute. Add wine and tomatoes, and simmer 1 minute. Add stock and bring to a slow boil over medium. Add potatoes and a good pinch of salt. Adjust heat to a brisk simmer. Cook with lid ajar until potatoes are just done, about 10 minutes. Taste broth - it should be well seasoned - and adjust as necessary. (You can do this up to an hour ahead of time.)
- As the broth simmers, add the clams, and cook for 5 minutes, covered with the lid ajar. Add cod and mussels on top, cover and cook until the mussels are done, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off heat, and let the stew steep for 5 to 10 minutes, until the mussels and clams open. Serve in wide soup bowls.
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