AFRICAN FISH STEW

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My husband is from Kenya and I have had to learn new recipes and styles of cooking. This is one I invented myself. It is nice and light and fast to cook. Perfect for the summer. You can serve with white rice or the Kenyan staple food ugali. Ugali consists of simply boiling water and then adding white corn meal until texture is solid.

Provided by Gina Gichuru

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood Fish Soup Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 cup seafood stock
¼ cup tomato paste
1 head bok choy, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon gumbo file powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 saffron threads, or to taste
3 pounds tilapia fillets

Steps:

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add seafood stock and tomato paste. Add bok choy, garlic, gumbo file, salt, pepper, and saffron; cook and stir until well incorporated, about 5 minutes. Add tilapia. Let simmer until flavors blend and fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 125.6 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 74.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 488.9 mg, Sugar 5.8 g