Our speedy take on a much-loved slow-cooked French stew is thick with fresh vegetables. Lean fish fillets steam on top so they soak in all the herby flavour.
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PREP TIME
10 min
Makes
3 to 4 servings
* PLUS Cooking time: 21 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 small zucchini
- 2-Jan small eggplant
- 1 bell peppers
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- 3 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Pinch granulated sugar
- 4 thin catfish or tilapia fillets , about 180 g each
Instructions
- Coarsely chop onion, zucchini, eggplant and pepper. Lightly coat a very large frying pan with olive oil and set over medium heat. Add onion. Stir frequently until onion starts to soften, about 3 min. Stir in vegetables, tomatoes, garlic and seasonings. Cover and stir occasionally until vegetables are tender and tomatoes begin to soften and pop, 12 to 15 min.
- Sprinkle fish with generous pinches of salt and pepper, then place on top of vegetable mixture. Spoon some vegetables overtop. Cover and continue cooking until a knife tip inserted into the thickest part of fish comes out warm, 6 to 8 min, depending on thickness. Spoon vegetables into wide soup or pasta bowls, then place fillets on top.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 221,
- Protein
- 32 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 14 g,
- Fat
- 5 g,
- Fibre
- 4 g,
- Sodium
- 582 mg.
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