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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 5 jumbo prawns shell on
  • 500 gram kingklip or any firm white fish
  • 2 tbsp light olive oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 4 large garlic cloves smashed and chopped
  • 1 tspn fresh thyme leaves
  • 3 celery stalks chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrots
  • 2 small potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 2 tspn chilli powder
  • 3 cups water
  • salt

Instructions

  • Add one teaspoon chilli powder and some salt to the prawns and marinate for 30 minutes
  • Heat oil in a large saucepan and fry prawns, about a minute on each side. Remove from oil and set aside
  • In the same pan add the onion, thyme and celery
  • Sauté until onion is translucent
  • Add the garlic and fry for a minute
  • Add the other teaspoon of chilli powder and fry for a few seconds
  • Add the potatoes and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes. Add water and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer until carrots and potatoes are tender
  • You can remove the bay leaf and use a stick blender and give it a quick blitz. It doesn't have to be smooth
  • Return to the heat and add the fish. Cook for about 2 minutes, just until the fish turns white. Add the prawns and turn the heat off. The fish will finish cooking with the heat from the stew.
  • Garnish with parsley and add a drizzle of lemon juice. Serve with crusty bread

Notes

  1. If you want a creamy stew you can add a dash of fresh cream 
  2. You can omit the prawns and just use fish
  3. You can also reduce the amount of fish and add more prawns
  4. The water can be replaced with fish stock