Bachelor Fish Stew

Bachelor Fish Stew is appallingly easy to make, very flexible, and very nutritious (due to the oily fish, beans, and tomatoes).

Time
20 minutes
Servings
1–2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tin (400 g / 240 g drained) beans (kidney, soya, black eye, chickpeas, etc.) in brine
  • 1 tin (400 g) tomatoes (chopped or plum)
  • 1 tin (120 g) mackerel fillets in tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp curry powder (or to taste)
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Anything else to taste
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Method

  1. Open all the tins. Drain the liquid from the beans.
  2. Add all ingredients into a saucepan.
  3. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until hot enough to eat (5–10 minutes).

Notes

  • Unless you add additional ingredients that require additional cooking times, no long cooking is necessary because all the tinned food should be cooked already.
  • You can add anything that can cook by being boiled - an egg, vegetables chopped to about 1 inch, smallish broccoli florets, etc. Make sure to simmer long enough to cook the additions—probably 20 minutes will do.
  • Any oily fish will work, like sardines, etc.
  • If you're feeling advanced, chop and fry an onion in the saucepan with a knob of butter and the curry powder before adding everything else.
  • Serve with boiled pasta to feed more people. Cook the pasta separately in a large pot of salted water.

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