Badass Fish Stew

So, as it turns out, making a badass fish stew is super easy (and fairly cheap) to make!

This recipe feeds 4 very hungry people, and cost a little less than $19 ($10 of which was the fish itself !)

Total prep & cooking time: 35 mins

Here's what you'll need:

1 lb white fish (I used cod :)
3 cloves garlic - minced
4 large tomatoes - diced
1 small jalapeno pepper - minced
2 cups diced mushrooms of your choice (I used some kind of asian mushroom, that seemed to work well)
2 cups roasted potatoes and onions - diced (I used leftovers from a simple potato and onion bake with fresh sage, salt & pepper, just put it all in the oven, chopped, with olive oil at 400deg for 30min)
1/2 cup fresh parsley - minced
paprika - to taste
red chili powder - to taste
olive oil - for cooking

Okay, first step is to add some olive oil to a large pan, heat it to medium, and add the minced garlic. Mind that as you chop the tomatoes & etc. After a couple of minutes, add the tomatoes. Then about 5 minutes later throw in the mushrooms and jalapeno. Let that all cook together, stirring it regularly and inhaling the maniacally delicious aroma.

After about 5 minutes or so (the tomatoes should be getting nice and soft and saucey now), throw in the potatoes & onions. About a minute or two after, add the fresh parsley and spices.

Then after 5 minutes of all the veg ingredients stewing together at medium heat, it's time to add in the cod.
It's up to you whether you want to chop the cod or leave it in larger pieces - we did a little of both - but just be warned that if you chop it really small it's likely to fragment into tiny pieces in the stew which might be the kinda thing you love but just know..
So, add the cod to the stew (just lay it on top and kinda squish it down a little :), then cover the pan with a lid, and let it cook for 8 minutes.

After the 8 minutes, check on the cod and taste it (it should be perfect), and remove it from the heat when satisfied that it is perfect.

Serve & enjoy!

☮ & ♥