Fish stew with pesto swirl

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PREP TIME

5 min

Makes

4 servings

* PLUS Cooking time: 15 minutes
Fish stew with pesto swirl

Andreas Trauttmansdorff

Ingredients

  • 2 340-mL cans vegetable cocktail juice , about 2 3/4 cups
  • 284-mL can undiluted chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 6 baby potatoes
  • 2 tomatoes , chopped
  • 1 kg fresh mussels
  • 250 g fresh or frozen cod or tilapia
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1/3 cup pesto
  • 1 tbsp orange zest , optional

Instructions

  • Pour juice and broth into a large wide saucepan. Stir in onion. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, slice unpeeled potatoes into quarters, then add to broth with tomatoes. When mixture boils, reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer, stirring often, until potatoes are fork-tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, scrub mussels and remove beards. Discard any open mussels. Cut fish into chunky pieces. Chop celery. Measure out peas.
  • When potatoes are tender, stir in mussels, fish, celery and peas. Increase heat to medium-high. Cover and gently boil, stirring occasionally, until mussels open, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Discard any mussels that haven’t opened. Stir in pesto and orange peel. Ladle into bowls and dollop or swirl with more pesto, if you wish. Great with chunks of sourdough bread. for dunking.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories
  • 324,
  • Protein
  • 27.6 g,
  • Carbohydrates
  • 30 g,
  • Fat
  • 11.4 g,
  • Fibre
  • 4.8 g,
  • Sodium
  • 1508 mg.

Pesto and tomatoes are a classic match. A few spoonfuls swirled into our brothy tomato-based stew taste heavenly.

Best Pesto

Lemon Pesto

Shopping Tip

If you don’t have homemade pesto, your supermarket will likely have jars or pouches near the pasta sauce or in the deli. Some jars of pesto have a “seaweed” taste, so always taste before using.

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