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Saffron Sea Bass Stew

5
Points® value
Total Time
55 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Jam packed with potatoes, vegetables and beans and served with almond-raisin couscous, this Moroccan fish stew will keep you satisfied for hours.

Ingredients

Olive oil

1 tbsp(s)

Onion

1 large, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

Celery

½ cup(s), sliced

Canned crushed tomatoes

16 oz

Uncooked red potato

4 medium, cut into quarters

Carrots

2 medium, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces

Uncooked branzino (sea bass) fillet

1 pound(s), cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

Zucchini

2 medium, cut into 8 pieces each

Canned undrained chickpeas

15½ oz, drained and rinsed

Home-prepared fish stock

1 cup(s), store-bought fish stock or water

White wine

½ fl oz

Saffron

½ tsp(s)

Table salt

1 tsp(s)

Cayenne pepper

¼ tsp(s)

Cinnamon sticks

⅓ average

Uncooked couscous

1 cup(s)

Sliced almonds

2 tbsp(s)

Golden seedless raisins

3 tbsp(s)

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large nonstick pot over medium-high heat; sauté onion and celery until they start to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer; add potatoes and carrots and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
  2. Uncover pot and add fish, zucchini, chickpeas, fish stock or water, wine, saffron, salt, pepper and cinnamon stick; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until fish is cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, prepare couscous according to package directions. Stir in almonds and raisins and serve with fish mixture; serve stew over couscous. Yields about 1 1/4 cups of stew and 1/3 cup of couscous per serving.

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