![Recipe Tomato and fennel fish stew Готовим Fish Tomato and fennel fish stew](/images/fish/Tomato_and_fennel_fish_stew.jpeg)
This fish stew is perfect mopped up with pieces of crusty bread.
- Make Tomato and fennel sauce: Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and fennel seeds. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add wine. Simmer for 3 minutes or until reduced by two-thirds. Add passata, stock and bay leaves. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes or until mixture thickens. Season. Remove from heat. Reserve 3 cups of sauce (for Calabrese chicken - see related recipe).
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add fennel. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes or until fennel has softened. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Gradually stir in remaining tomato and fennel sauce (2 1/2cups) and 2 cups cold water. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Add fish. Simmer for 3 minutes or until fish is just cooked through. Divide stew between bowls. Sprinkle with reserved fennel fronds. Serve with bread.
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