Cod, Potato and Spring Onion Stew
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 leek, washed and finely sliced
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 medium courgettes (zucchini), halved lengthways
- 1kg/2 1/4 lb potatoes, peeled
- 2 anchovies
- 1 wineglass white wine
- 565ml/1 pint milk
- 565ml/1 pint stock
- 1kg/2 1/4 lb cod fillet, skinned and pinboned
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
- 1 bunch of spring onions (scallions), finely sliced
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- In an appropriately sized large pan, slowly fry your onion and leek with around 5 tablespoons of olive oil for 5 minutes until soft and tender.
- With a teaspoon, remove and discard the fluffy tasteless core from the courgettes and grate the rest into the pan.
- Chop the potatoes into rough 2cm/1-inch dice and add to the pan.
- Give everything a good stir and then add the anchovies.
- Turn the heat up and add the white wine.
- Allow to cook down by half before adding your milk and stock.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for half an hour until the potatoes are tender.
- At this point add your cod and simmer for a further 15 minutes until the flesh flakes away feel free to stir and break up the fish, but its quite nice to leave some big chunks as well.
- Season carefully to taste.
- Divide between your bowls, and serve with a small handful of parsley and spring onion dressed with a little olive oil and lemon juice.
onion, extra virgin olive oil, zucchini, potatoes, anchovies, white wine, milk, stock, cod fillet, salt, handful, onions
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/cod-potato-and-spring-onion-stew (may not work)