Cod And Spanish Chorizo Stew Recipe

Spanish chorizo pairs beautifully with white fish, the smokiness inside the pimento infused sausage brings depth to the fish, turning it into a delicious fulfilling meal that works great in the summer and winter time. This stew consists of a foundation of fresh tomatoes, but you could use fine tinned tomatoes too. It is able to easily change from stew to soup by including two times the volume of stock, making sure that there is a lot of liquid with pieces of fish and chorizo together with a chunk of crusty fresh bread to soak into it.

Ingredients:
1kg fresh tomatoes
5 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Touch of sugar
Salt and pepper
500g fresh cod
250ml / 1 cup fish stock
2 onions, peeled and sliced up
350g Spanish chorizo

De-skin as well as dice the tomatoes if working with fresh ones. Peel and grind a couple of cloves of garlic. Warm up 2 tablespoons of olive oil inside a heavy based pan.

Cook the garlic within the olive oil over a low heat for a couple of minutes, now add in the cut up tomatoes and a seasoning of salt and pepper with a pinch of sugar. Prepare the tomatoes on a minimal temperature for about sixty minutes up to the point they turn into a thicker sauce.

Prepare the fish, discarding any skin and bones and then cutting it into pieces. Make the chorizo into bite-sized cuts or chunks, then slice three cloves of garlic thinly.

Heat up 1 tablespoon of oil inside a frying pan and add in all the chorizo, frying it for just a couple of moments. Put in the onions and chopped garlic onto the chorizo and then cook slowly until eventually the onion is softer and translucent.

Heat the fish stock. As soon as the tomato is completely ready, add the contents from the chorizo pan and then the fish stock. Cook on a moderate temperature for about 12-15 minutes.

Put the chunks of fish into your pan and cook for about 5 minutes more until the fish is well cooked.

Try the stew and season if required. Serve in bowls together with chunks of bread to mop up the tasty juices.

By: Doug Spain

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