Best Fish Stew Recipes
Heavenly Fish Stew Recipes
To a real fish lover, the idea of a good fish stew is heaven, all the flavour of the sea in a bowl. Here are the best fish stew recipes I've found on the web.
When most people think about fish stew, the classic French dish, Bouillabaisse, comes to mind. There's a really good recipe for this here and I've assembled a fair few others, mainly with a European theme, but also inspired by Moroccan and Brazilian styles. These are all links to recipes you can find on the web. I don't really write recipes myself. I prefer to leave that to the professional chefs and food writers.
Thanks to chefs like Jamie Oliver, Antony Worrall Thompson, the Hairy Bikers and more, here's a collection of recipes that should inspire you to prepare a great fish stew. I've enjoyed all these Fish Stew recipes, and I hope you do too.
Note: Where I've made cookbook recommendations, the first sets of links are for the UK Amazon site. Right underneath those, you'll find some links to the author's best selling cookbooks in the US. If you're not in the UK or the US, these books are probably still available where you live via Amazon.
Image credit - Zarzuela (Spanish Fish Stew) by Debi Treloar
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When most people think about fish stew, the classic French dish, Bouillabaisse, comes to mind. There's a really good recipe for this here and I've assembled a fair few others, mainly with a European theme, but also inspired by Moroccan and Brazilian styles. These are all links to recipes you can find on the web. I don't really write recipes myself. I prefer to leave that to the professional chefs and food writers.
Thanks to chefs like Jamie Oliver, Antony Worrall Thompson, the Hairy Bikers and more, here's a collection of recipes that should inspire you to prepare a great fish stew. I've enjoyed all these Fish Stew recipes, and I hope you do too.
Note: Where I've made cookbook recommendations, the first sets of links are for the UK Amazon site. Right underneath those, you'll find some links to the author's best selling cookbooks in the US. If you're not in the UK or the US, these books are probably still available where you live via Amazon.
Image credit - Zarzuela (Spanish Fish Stew) by Debi Treloar
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What's on this Page?
- Stewed Fish?
- Fabulous Fish Stew
- Great Cookbooks by Jamie Oliver
- Bouillabaisse
- Caldeirada (Portuguese Monster Fish Stew)
- A Page on Cookbooks by The Hairy Bikers
- One-pan Spanish Fish Stew
- Catalan Fish Stew
- Moroccan Fish Stew
- Brazilian Fish Stew
- More Fish Stew Recipes
- Sample my Best Seafood and Fish Recipes
- My Top Pages on Best Recipes
- My Latest Page
- Tempted to try any of these fish stew recipes?
Stewed Fish?
The very term, fish stew, is a bit misleading. Most varieties of fish don't lend themselves well to a long, slow cooking process. Instead, the technique is normally to prepare a wonderful stock or broth to which the fish is added later, and cooked for quite a short time. In the case of Bouillabaisse, the fish is sometimes then separated from the 'soup' before serving. Nonetheless, we still use the term 'fish stew,' but it's not a dish you can leave to simmer for hours like a meat stew.
Fabulous Fish Stew
by Jamie Oliver
This recipe comes from Jamie Oliver's cookbook, Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook.
A couple of people asked me for a Jamie Oliver recipe for Bouillabaisse and I wasn't aware there was one on the web, so I had a look and found this. It isn't called Bouillabaisse but it's certainly as close to it as some I've seen that do claim that title. It has Mussels and Clams, Sea Bass or Bream, Red Mullet or Snapper, Langoustines or Tiger Prawns and Monkfish. It's also served with saffron aïoli. So, if you want to call it Bouillabaisse in the privacy of your own home, you can.
Why do Jamie's recipes always turn out well? The instructions are great. They're actually fun to read too. He always gives you a bit of his opinion and this time it's the merits of using real saffron. If you're one of those people looking for a Bouillabaisse recipe by Jamie Oliver, try this one.
Get the recipe - Fabulous Fish Stew by Jamie Oliver on the Jamie Oliver website.
A couple of people asked me for a Jamie Oliver recipe for Bouillabaisse and I wasn't aware there was one on the web, so I had a look and found this. It isn't called Bouillabaisse but it's certainly as close to it as some I've seen that do claim that title. It has Mussels and Clams, Sea Bass or Bream, Red Mullet or Snapper, Langoustines or Tiger Prawns and Monkfish. It's also served with saffron aïoli. So, if you want to call it Bouillabaisse in the privacy of your own home, you can.
Why do Jamie's recipes always turn out well? The instructions are great. They're actually fun to read too. He always gives you a bit of his opinion and this time it's the merits of using real saffron. If you're one of those people looking for a Bouillabaisse recipe by Jamie Oliver, try this one.
Get the recipe - Fabulous Fish Stew by Jamie Oliver on the Jamie Oliver website.
Great Cookbooks by Jamie Oliver
Note: Links are to the UK Amazon site
The recipe above is from Cook with Jamie. This is a great cookbook and, if you don't have it, I'd recommend you take a look. It's been around for a few years now but that doesn't make it out of date at all. If you're a fan of Jamie, you really should consider his latest two cookbooks, Jamie's 15 Minute Meals and Jamie's 30 Minute Meals. If you haven't heard about these, you've probably been living in a cave somewhere but I just thought I'd remind you.
Jamie Oliver's Best Selling Cookbooks in the US
Note: Links are to the US Amazon site
Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook
In this cookbook, Jamie shows you how to become a better cook. It does exactly that, unless of course you're already better than he is.
Jamie's 15-Minute Meals
This was new for 2012, the follow up to his 30-minute recipe book. I struggle to cook even an egg in under 15 minutes but these recipes are quick.
Jamie Oliver's Meals in Minutes: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast
The US version of Jamie's 30-minute meals recipe book has a slightly different title. Nonetheless, I understand it has all the same to offer.
Bouillabaisse
by Antony Worrall Thompson
This, in contrast to the last recipe, is one that does actually claim the title of Bouillabaisse.
I've seen one or two recipes for Bouillabaisse from restaurants in the port of Marseilles in southern France. These have traditional family associations and are passed from generation to generation. Some of the ingredients are fairly hard to get hold of for the average person. Things like Scorpion Fish and Sea Urchin just aren't available to most people I know. This recipe uses Red Mullet, Sea Bass, Monkfish and Tiger Prawns. These are quite expensive ingredients, and you'll need a good fishmonger or an excellent supermarket to supply them to you, but they're not impossible to get hold of. Likewise, the recipe is challenging enough but quite achievable. I like Antony Worrall Thompson's recipes, they strip away much of the fuss and still deliver a good result. I've recommended this recipe elsewhere and that's a measure of how good it is.
Get the recipe - Bouillabaisse by Antony Worrall Thompson on the BBC website.
I've seen one or two recipes for Bouillabaisse from restaurants in the port of Marseilles in southern France. These have traditional family associations and are passed from generation to generation. Some of the ingredients are fairly hard to get hold of for the average person. Things like Scorpion Fish and Sea Urchin just aren't available to most people I know. This recipe uses Red Mullet, Sea Bass, Monkfish and Tiger Prawns. These are quite expensive ingredients, and you'll need a good fishmonger or an excellent supermarket to supply them to you, but they're not impossible to get hold of. Likewise, the recipe is challenging enough but quite achievable. I like Antony Worrall Thompson's recipes, they strip away much of the fuss and still deliver a good result. I've recommended this recipe elsewhere and that's a measure of how good it is.
Get the recipe - Bouillabaisse by Antony Worrall Thompson on the BBC website.
Caldeirada (Portuguese Monster Fish Stew)
by The Hairy Bikers
This recipe uses oily and non-oily fish in equal measures. For the oily fish, you could use Mackerel, Swordfish or Tuna. For the non-oily fish you could use Sea Bass or Morkfish, or a less expensive white fish like Hake. You'll also need some Squid, Shellfish (Clams or Cockles) and Mussels.
Good Portuguese food is, in my opinion, underrated. I've spent quite a bit of time in Portugal and I've eaten pretty well there. The food tends to be quite unpretentious, and they do love their oily fish. This is a fine example of both of those merits and the Hairy Bikers, with their fun and relaxed approach, do justice to this dish. Of course, oily fish is a good source of Omega 3, so there's an added health benefit in there too.
Why is it called 'monster fish stew?' I can't honestly say I know. If you make the full amount, it's quite a feast, even for 8 people. That could be why.
Get the recipe - Caldeirada (Portuguese Monster Fish Stew) by the Hairy Bikers on the BBC Food website.
Good Portuguese food is, in my opinion, underrated. I've spent quite a bit of time in Portugal and I've eaten pretty well there. The food tends to be quite unpretentious, and they do love their oily fish. This is a fine example of both of those merits and the Hairy Bikers, with their fun and relaxed approach, do justice to this dish. Of course, oily fish is a good source of Omega 3, so there's an added health benefit in there too.
Why is it called 'monster fish stew?' I can't honestly say I know. If you make the full amount, it's quite a feast, even for 8 people. That could be why.
Get the recipe - Caldeirada (Portuguese Monster Fish Stew) by the Hairy Bikers on the BBC Food website.
A Page on Cookbooks by The Hairy Bikers
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One-pan Spanish Fish Stew
by BBC Good Food.
This is a very simple fish stew recipe, and one you could quite easily have as a fairly quick mid week supper. It also happens to quite affordable, except perhaps for the 200g of raw King Prawns, but that really is the most extravagant ingredient.
You just need any firm white fish to make this one-pan Spanish fish stew, and you can use Salmon too. Something like Pollock, or any other sustainable fish should be fine. I know I use the term 'sustainable fish' quite a lot, but it's not the fish that's sustainable. It's using a wider variety of fish that makes fish consumption more sustainable. So, don't be afraid to try different types, especially in a dish like this.
This is quite a spicy dish, with paprika and cayenne pepper. It's also quite hearty with potatoes and chick peas to fill you up. This makes a pretty good family dinner as long everyone's happy with the pepper. You can moderate the cayenne if you like, but it really does benefit from having a bit of a spicy kick.
Get the recipe - One-pan Spanish Fish Stew by BBC Good Food.
You just need any firm white fish to make this one-pan Spanish fish stew, and you can use Salmon too. Something like Pollock, or any other sustainable fish should be fine. I know I use the term 'sustainable fish' quite a lot, but it's not the fish that's sustainable. It's using a wider variety of fish that makes fish consumption more sustainable. So, don't be afraid to try different types, especially in a dish like this.
This is quite a spicy dish, with paprika and cayenne pepper. It's also quite hearty with potatoes and chick peas to fill you up. This makes a pretty good family dinner as long everyone's happy with the pepper. You can moderate the cayenne if you like, but it really does benefit from having a bit of a spicy kick.
Get the recipe - One-pan Spanish Fish Stew by BBC Good Food.
Catalan Fish Stew
by Tony Trenerry
This is a slightly surprising recipe inasmuch as I found it under 'Gardening' on the Daily Telegraph website. This isn't the most obvious place to go looking for a fish stew recipe, but that's where it was. I suppose the logic is that Tony Trenerry is the chef at the Eden Project in England.
There's lovely depth of flavour in this dish, with chilli heat, fennel seed, turmeric, fresh herbs and toasted almonds. It only requires one kind of firm white fish and you can decide on that, so that makes the shopping a bit easier. I must admit, I'm not actually familiar with Tony Trenerry's work but, on the strength of this recipe, he's got a good sense for flavours. I'll look out for more recipes by him in future.
Get the recipe - Catalan Fish Stew by Tony Trenerry on the Telegraph website.
There's lovely depth of flavour in this dish, with chilli heat, fennel seed, turmeric, fresh herbs and toasted almonds. It only requires one kind of firm white fish and you can decide on that, so that makes the shopping a bit easier. I must admit, I'm not actually familiar with Tony Trenerry's work but, on the strength of this recipe, he's got a good sense for flavours. I'll look out for more recipes by him in future.
Get the recipe - Catalan Fish Stew by Tony Trenerry on the Telegraph website.
Moroccan Fish Stew
by Bill Granger
This recipe is beautifully spiced with ginger, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon and cayenne pepper. It also uses chick peas, honey and flaked almonds. These North African flavours are heaven, but I wasn't sure about the idea of honey with fish. I'm still not, but in this dish it works well.
The fish itself is any firm white fish, Cod, Snapper or Ling.
Get the recipe - Moroccan Fish Stew by Bill Granger on the BBC website.
The fish itself is any firm white fish, Cod, Snapper or Ling.
Get the recipe - Moroccan Fish Stew by Bill Granger on the BBC website.
Brazilian Fish Stew
by Letitia Moreinos Schwartz
I used Tilapia, but you could use Cod, Haddock or Halibut. This recipe has a great quality that reflects its South American heritage with fresh ginger, coconut milk and palm hearts.
I'm not a connoisseur of Brazilian food, but I took my time to read the instructions well and it turned out very nicely. I will definitely be making this again. Perhaps I should make a trip to Rio and try it in its native setting. Sounds like a good excuse.
Get the recipe - Brazilian Fish Stew by Letitia Moreinos Schwartz on The Independent website.
I'm not a connoisseur of Brazilian food, but I took my time to read the instructions well and it turned out very nicely. I will definitely be making this again. Perhaps I should make a trip to Rio and try it in its native setting. Sounds like a good excuse.
Get the recipe - Brazilian Fish Stew by Letitia Moreinos Schwartz on The Independent website.
More Fish Stew Recipes
by Various Chefs
Since I wrote this page, some of the recipes I posted have been taken down from the sites I found them on. This happens from time to time, especially when copyright agreements expire, and stuff like that. That's a shame because they were good recipes. I still have them on paper, or in books, but I can't legally publish them. It's also good because it means I get to go and try some new recipes.
Here are the recipes I'm looking to try out for new ideas. If you try them, please come back and let me know what the outcome was like.
Angela Hartnett's Fish Stew Recipe on The Guardian Website.
Spanish Fish Stew by Simon Rimmer on the UK Channel 4 website.
Rachel Allen's Fish Stew on Red online.
Bengali Fish Stew by Anjum Anand on the BBC website.
Hake and Gurnard Fish Stew by Luke Holder from Great British Chefs.
Chilli Fish Stew Recipe by Stevie Parle on the UK Channel 4 website.
Fish Stew with Orange and Fennel by Alan Rosenthal on The Times website.
Natalie's Trinidadian Fish Stew on BBC GoodFood.
Valencian Fish Stew by Simon Rimmer on the BBC website.
Billingsgate Fish Stew by Rose Prince on The Telegraph website.
Here are the recipes I'm looking to try out for new ideas. If you try them, please come back and let me know what the outcome was like.
Angela Hartnett's Fish Stew Recipe on The Guardian Website.
Spanish Fish Stew by Simon Rimmer on the UK Channel 4 website.
Rachel Allen's Fish Stew on Red online.
Bengali Fish Stew by Anjum Anand on the BBC website.
Hake and Gurnard Fish Stew by Luke Holder from Great British Chefs.
Chilli Fish Stew Recipe by Stevie Parle on the UK Channel 4 website.
Fish Stew with Orange and Fennel by Alan Rosenthal on The Times website.
Natalie's Trinidadian Fish Stew on BBC GoodFood.
Valencian Fish Stew by Simon Rimmer on the BBC website.
Billingsgate Fish Stew by Rose Prince on The Telegraph website.
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Tempted to try any of these fish stew recipes?
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chironseer Apr 19, 2013 @ 8:11 am | deleteGreat lens, I will try some of these recipes some time, thanks. -
I think this lens would be much better if there are enticing images of the food. But this is a great lens though and I love fish. -
Yes, some if them look delicious! -
I'll have to try some of these recipes. -
What a wonderful collection of recipes. -
I tried the Caldeirada when I was in Brazil (plenty Portuguese dishes available of course). It was great. I lived in the south of Brazil - quite some way from the coast. There weren't that many seafood restaurants, but those that existed were mainly serving Portuguese dishes - and they were very good. -
Thanks for sharing this. I would like to try. -
i will absolutely choose fish over steaks anytime :) i can't wait to try the moroccan fish stew! thank you for creating this lens. -
i love fish and seafood
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