Reviewed: May 14, 2012

It looked good, but the taste didn't live up to expectations. The flavours just weren't up to par, so I had to add a lot of my own seasonings while cooking, and also after it was served. This stew also doesn't do well as leftovers. I won't be trying this again.

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Togah

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2011

This was delicious, full of flavor, and fairly quick and easy considering the somewhat long list of ingredients. The only change I made was to omit the beans. Others have commented that the fennel was too strong, but I thought it significantly improved the flavor without being overpowering. This is a definite keeper.

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KymInNM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Central Point, Oregon, USA

Living In: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2011

This was delicious! I couldn't find a can of navy beans so I used a different type of white bean instead and it turned out great! thanks for sharing.

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Siomara

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2010

I used leftovers from a basic fish (cod)/ tomato/ herb recipe from On Rue Tatin as a base for this stew, adding missing ingredients (except beans and more fish. The tomatoes were also all fresh from end of season garden. Great, great flavor!!

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daf

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2010

This is absolutely outstanding. I add an 8 oz can of clams in the juice, and i also find that I like it better without the beans. It doesn't need it! Tilapia works beautifully for this recipe.

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THERESA_M

Reviewed: May 2, 2010

I made this soup for my wife and I. It really turned out good. I used two cans of fire roasted diced tomatoes, added chopped broccoli and carots, pepper flakes and used 2 Tbl. of cooking sherry instead of the dry red wine (didn't have any). I also let it sit overnight in the frig to let the flavors combine. This is definitely worth making again. Greg

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Greg

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

I had to tweak this recipe, as I most always do because I try to work with what I have on hand (so as to not let anything end up being unused and forgotten for too long and left to waste)... We didn't have any bell peppers (shame), so I substituted about 1/3 of a bag of peas instead. I also had only one bottle of clam juice. I had no fresh herbs to put in, but I just used Herbs de Provence and that's just as good as anything. I had about half a cup of Moroccan oil-cured olives, so I used those... I didn't have any beans and I used canned tuna, but nevertheless, despite all that, it still turned out fantastic. I added the juice of a lemon too, of course, and some spice (probably Cholula, cayenne and/or curry, but I forget).

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2009

Wonderful recipe. We tried this because we had some leftover tuna, crab, shrimp and oysters from a night we made our own sushi. We put it all in and pretty much followed the recipe only leaving out the fennel and olives which we did not have on hand. Came out great. I imagine any combination of fish would work fine in this dish. Cheers!

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SHANNIEB

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Clemente, California, USA

Living In: Corry, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008

This was really very good! I, like all cooks, made a few changes, however. I didn't use fennel see, but instead used anise seed because it is essentially the same thing, but can be purchased for much cheaper in the Mexican food isle. I also used a can of clams in place of one of the bottles of juice (again for financial reasons). I added the juice from the can, and added the minced clams 2 minutes before serving. I also used sun dried tomatos packed in oil because I couldn't find the other kind at my home supermarket. Finally, I added the zest of one mandarin orange at the same time as the other spices. This really added a lot to this delicious stew. My husband was really impressed =).

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