Portuguese Fish Stew
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick, about 5 cups
- 2 1/2 pounds mackerel, filleted, with heads and bones cut into 2-inch pieces
- 3 1/2 cups dry white wine
- 20 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
- 1 1/4 pounds kale, stemmed, washed and cut into 1-inch slices
- 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Stir together oil and potatoes in a 5-quart glass or ceramic casserole.
- Cover securely with microwave plastic wrap or a tightly fitting lid.
- Cook at 100 percent power for 4 minutes in a 650- to 700-watt oven.
- If using plastic, prick to release steam.
- Remove from oven.
- Place fish bones and heads on a double thickness of cheesecloth and tie securely with string.
- Add to casserole along with 2 1/2 cups of the wine and garlic.
- Cover and cook for 22 minutes, stirring twice.
- While potato mixture is cooking, halve fillets lengthwise and remove pin bones; try a tweezers.
- Cut across into 2-inch chunks.
- If using plastic, prick to release steam.
- Remove casserole from oven and uncover.
- Discard fish heads and bones in cheesecloth.
- Place fish over potatoes and top with kale.
- Re-cover and cook for 17 minutes.
- If using plastic, prick to release steam.
- Remove from oven and uncover.
- Stir in remaining 1-cup wine, salt and pepper to taste, breaking up the fish as you stir.
- Re-cover and cook for 3 minutes more or until hot.
olive oil, potatoes, mackerel, white wine, garlic, kale, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4682 (may not work)