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Best Sicilian Fish Stew One-Pot Recipe

This Sicilian Fish Stew is a one-pot recipe bursting with the bold flavors of the Mediterranean.
Swordfish, tomatoes, capers, and golden raisins come together in a pressure cooker for a quick, sweet, sour, and briny dish, topped with a refreshing mint, orange zest, and pine nut mixture.
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Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean, Sicily
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Instant Pot (or electric pressure cooker)

Ingredients
  

Base Stew:

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 onions chopped fine
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • Pinch red pepper flakes
  • 4 garlic cloves minced, divided
  • 1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, drained, juice reserved, chopped coarse
  • 1 8-ounce bottle clam juice
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 2 tablespoons capers rinsed
  • 1 1/2 pounds skinless swordfish steak 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick, cut into 1-inch pieces

Topping:

  • 1/4 cup pine nuts toasted
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh mint
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Instructions
 

  • Sauté Aromatics: Using the highest sauté or browning function on the pressure cooker, heat olive oil until shimmering. Add onions, salt, and pepper, cooking until softened (about 5 minutes). Stir in thyme, red pepper flakes, and three-quarters of the minced garlic, cooking until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
  • Build the Stew: Stir in tomatoes, reserved juice, clam juice, wine, raisins, and capers. Nestle swordfish into the pot, spooning some of the cooking liquid over the top.
  • Pressure Cook: Lock the lid in place and close the pressure release valve. Cook on high pressure for 1 minute, then quick-release pressure. Carefully remove the lid, allowing steam to escape away from you.
  • Prepare the Topping: In a small bowl, combine pine nuts, mint, orange zest, and remaining garlic. Adjust consistency with hot water if needed.
  • Season and Serve: Season the stew with salt and pepper to taste. Serve in bowls topped with the pine nut mixture, accompanied by crusty bread or garlic toast.
Keyword Instant Pot seafood, Mediterranean fish stew, one-pot fish recipes, quick swordfish stew, Sicilian fish stew
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