Hearty Mediterranean-Style Fish Stew with Chorizo Sausage
(source: adapted from The Best 30-Minute Recipe, America's Test Kitchen, 2006)

Prep Time:10 min. (+ 10 min. if sausage uncooked)
Cook Time:23 min. (+ 5-10 min. if sausage uncooked)

Ingredients:

Directions:
  1. Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering.
  2. If using uncooked sausge, cook sausage first in oil, for about 7-10 min.
  3. Saute sausage and vegetables: add onion, fennel, bell pepper, chorizo (if using it instead of uncooked sausage), red pepper flakes, and 1/2 tsp salt and cook until vegetables are softened, about 7 min.
  4. Make sauce: stir in wine, scraping up any browned bits. Stir in tomatoes and clam juice. Bring to simmer and cook to blend flavors, 10 min.
  5. Cook fish and finish stew: pat cod dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Nestle cod into pan and spoon sauce over fish. Cover and cook over low heat until fish flakes apart when gently prodded with paring knife, about 5 min. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Serves: 4 to 6