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Quick Easy Fish Stew Can you make a delicious fish stew with a handful of ingredients? Our recipe pairs fresh fish fillets with aromatics, white wine and tomato for a quick, easy, and absolutely delicious fish stew! Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University. One of our favorite family recipes of all time is this simple and easy fish stew. It takes fewer than 30 minutes, start to finish, and is absolutely delicious!

The key ingredient to this stew is clam juice, which they sell in shelf stable eight-ounce bottles. We usually keep a couple in our pantry. The stew works best with a firm white fish, such as halibut or cod. You could also use red snapper or even tilapia.

Just stay away from delicate fish, such as sole or oily fish, such as tuna, for this stew. This recipe will make a chunky stew with not a lot of liquid. If you prefer a brothier soup, you can add more clam juice, seafood broth, shellfish stock, or white wine to get it to the consistency you prefer. As you add more liquid, taste the soup, and be sure to adjust the seasonings accordingly. This stew is delicious on its own, but it’s so versatile.

Our readers have shared many of their own takes over the years. To bulk it up, add chopped potatoes, canned white beans, bell peppers, zucchini, celery, summer squash, kale, spinach, or even bok choy. You can use any kind of flaky fish, like snapper, cod, rockfish, whitefish, or even tilapia. Or add shrimp, scallops, crawfish, or your choice of seafood. Dill, oregano, basil, or cilantro are good options. Also, throwing in a bay leaf or two is great for the broth.

If you don’t have any white wine around, a light or medium-bodied red wine can work just as well. Garnish with freshly chopped herbs, chunky croutons, or bacon crumbles. Six tablespoons of olive oil may seem like a lot, but it makes the stew taste rich and wonderful. That’s why we suggest you use a hearty fish that isn’t oily.

If you prefer, you can reduce the amount of olive oil. However, we suggest that you use at least a tablespoon to get your aromatics cooked. Not sure what kind of olive oil to use? Here’s our handy little guide on olive oils. If you’re prepping this stew for a dinner party, make the soup base in advance and refrigerate. Then, reheat the broth and add the fish just before serving.