Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 celery sticks, trimmed and roughly chopped
  • 2 medium onions, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 large waxy potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 yellow pepper, roughly chopped
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 400 grams tinned choped tomatoes
  • 900 ml fish or chicken stock
  • 150 grams green beans, cut short
  • 2 courgettes, roughly chopped
  • 1 dash tobasco sauce (optional)
  • 600 grams cod fillets, skinned and deboned
  • 1 bunch flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Method

  • Heat the olive oil in a heavy based pan.
  • Add three onions, celery and some draining and cook, stirring, over a medium heat for 6-8 minutes to soften.
  • Add the carrots, potatoes, yellow pepper and herbs and saute for 5 minutes until the vegetables are lightly golden.
  • Add the tomatoes to the pan and pour in the stock.
  • Cover and simmer for about 7-9 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
  • Now tip in the green beans and courgettes, give the mixture a stir and simmer for another 3 minutes.
  • Check the seasoning, adding a few dashes of Tabasco or chilli if you want spice.
  • Lightly season the cod fillets and lay them on the vegetables in the pan.
  • Cover the pan again and simmer for 3-4 minutes until the fish is opaque and just cooked through.
  • Gently break the fish into large flakes and serve.