Awesome seafood dish! I added a teaspoon of red curry to turn the heat up a little. Wonderful dish.
Substituted sole for the sea bass. Pleased by how easy and quick this was to make, about 30 mins from prep to serve! Even quicker if you use instant rice. This stew tastes amazing, even with the less expensive/fancy fish. Very flavorful, nice and spicy (without being overwhelming so). I normally can't stand my own cooking, but this dish tasted like I'd ordered it at a pricey restaurant. My husband took leftovers to work and coworkers asked where he'd gone out to eat the night before because it smelled so good.
Making it again tonight, I'll be sure to snap a photo this time!
Substituted haddock for sea bass and added deveined shrimp--fabulous stew! Consistent with Chef John's video, preparation is straightforward.
I followed this recipe as closely as possible other than using smoked paprika instead of regular & also I used Cod instead of sea bass since I can't get that here. I used 1 full teaspoon of cayenne for the perfect heat. Not only does this dish look incredible with it vibrant colors but has a very nice, kind of exotic, dark, smokey flavor with just a hint of heat. My wife said it looks and tastes like something from a nice restaurant and that she would pay for a bowl of it if on a menu. Great stuff, this is going in the "keeper" file!
**Update: I just made a batch tonight with some blackened chicken breast. I dare say it tastes even better than the fish batch... awesome flavor! I blackened the chicken breasts (the kind you get in 3lb bags frozen) separately on a foreman grill,. I coated the chicken with olive oil and then used a home made blackening rub (using smoked paprika).
This is simple and amazing. We didn't have sea bass so the first time we made it we used farm raised catfish. Since then we tried it with the sea bass. It's very good both ways. The very expensive sea bass is more traditional but for a quick weeknight meal the catfish worked great. In fact we may prefer the catfish but then we're catfish lovers preparing it in many ways. This is one to try. Do watch the video at least once.
Another winner from Chef John!!! Have been following his recipes for years and have yet to be disappointed. This one is SO amazing! The only edit I made was halibut instead of sea bass (because it’s a pandemic and I couldn’t find sea bass anywhere). Really, really good!!! My whole family loved it. As per usual, it’s going in my rotation of favorites. Chef John, please don’t ever stop sharing your outstanding recipes with us!
Added some shrimp and it was excellent.
Keep making this recipe over and over for guest. They’re always impressed how good it is. I add shrimp for a twist.
This was so delicious. Very flavorful. Even my picky husband liked it. I followed the recipe exactly didn't add anything. It was pretty easy. I made it with an ancient grain rice blend. Thanks!
