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Portuguese Fish Stew

Portuguese Fish Stew

Chef Michael Cimarusti's L.A. restaurant, Connie & Ted's, is modeled on a New England seafood shack. It will feature seafood dishes ranging from clam cakes to this flavorful stew named after his Portuguese uncle. It's loaded with clams, mussels and cod as well as chunks of linguiƧa, a smoky, mildly hot cured Portuguese sausage.

Ingreadient :
  • 5 Anaheim chiles or Italian frying peppers
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 pound linguiça sausage, quartered lengthwise and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick (see Note)
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 3 cups bottled clam broth or fish stock
  • 1 1/2 pounds unpeeled new potatoes, halved
  • 4 medium tomatoes (1 1/4 pounds)—halved, seeded and chopped
  • 1 pound Manila or littleneck clams, scrubbed
  • 2 pounds skinless cod fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 pound mussels, scrubbed and debearded
  • Finely chopped cilantro and parsley, for garnish
  • Crusty bread, for serving
Direction :
  • 5 Anaheim chiles or Italian frying peppers
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 pound linguiça sausage, quartered lengthwise and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick (see Note)
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 3 cups bottled clam broth or fish stock
  • 1 1/2 pounds unpeeled new potatoes, halved
  • 4 medium tomatoes (1 1/4 pounds)—halved, seeded and chopped
  • 1 pound Manila or littleneck clams, scrubbed
  • 2 pounds skinless cod fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 pound mussels, scrubbed and debearded
  • Finely chopped cilantro and parsley, for garnish
  • Crusty bread, for serving