A healthy and hearty start to the New Year! It’s the New Year when many of us are rethinking our diets. However, why does healthy have to equal be deprived? It doesn’t. My seafood stew is full of delicious and satisfying ingredients, and this stew it’s also so good for you. I love the seasoned tomato broth and the chunks of delicate cod and tasty shrimp, and it’s ready to eat in just minutes. A salad and a piece of good bread make this both a healthy and hearty start to the New Year.
Belle’s Seafood Stew
2 t. olive oil
1 large yellow pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
½ cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 cup spicy tomato/vegetable juice (V-8)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 pound skinless cod (cut into 1-2 inch chunks)
12 ounces medium uncooked shrimp (deveined with shells and tails removed)
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the pepper, onion, and celery and cook for about 5 minutes or until tender. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, pepper, Old Bay seasoning and ½ cup of water and then heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered 10 minutes. Stir in the cod and shrimp and cover and cook for 10 minutes or until shrimp are pink.
