2 fish in tomatoe sauce recipes

Take one basic recipe for fish in tomato sauce and tailor it to suit your family's tastes, or try these two delicious alternatives - fish curry and fish creole... the choice is yours. Each recipe uses a 500g pouch of fish stock that your local store should carry.
Fish in tomato sauce
River cobbler and cod loin are good varieties for this dish.
Serves 4
Ready in 40 minutes
Price per serving £2.35
-500g vine-ripened tomatoes
-2 shallots, finely chopped
-2tbsp olive oil
-500g pouch fish stock
-2tsp dried oregano
-1 level tbsp cornflour
-3tbsp tomato ketchup
-600g skinless white fish fillets
-240g pack raw tiger prawns (optional)
-1tbsp chopped parsley
-Crusty bread, to serve

1. Quarter the tomatoes, then scoop out the seeds and juices with a teaspoon and discard (or eat - they're deliciously juicy!). Chop the flesh.
2. Cook the shallots in the oil until soft and translucent.
3. Add the tomatoes, stir, then cover and cook gentlyfor 5 minutes or until soft.
4. Add the stock and oregano and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Mix the cornflour with a dash of cold water until smooth and stir into the sauce with the ketchup. Heat until simmering.
5. Meanwhile, cut the white fish into large cubes, add to the pan and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
6. Add the prawns (if using) and simmer until they turn pink and the white fish flakes easily.
7. Sprinkle with the parsley, then season and serve with bread.

Fish curry
Spice things up with this quick and creamy curry

• Make as before but in step 1 after cooking the onion, stir in 1tbsp Madras curry powder and cook for 1 minute.
• In step 2 leave out the oregano. Grate a 50g sachet creamed coconut and stir in when the sauce is simmering.

Fish creole
This dish draws on the delicious flavours of America's Deep South

• Make as before but in Step 1 cook a sliced red and green pepper and a diced stick of celery with the shallots.
• In Step 2 replace the oregano with thyme and add a dash of Tabasco.

It's worth remembering that fish is a very health option in you weekly meal intake and eating it twice a week can really help you get the recommended vitamin and essential oils your body needs. Oh and also it tastes great.

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