How to Make Golden Coconut Stew With Seafood and Summer Vegetables

[@katkatsanis]

Fantastic video, Kat! Thank you....perhaps I missed this, yet along with defrosting the halibut (I assume), did you heat it up at all BEFORE placing it into the simmering stew? I'm a little paranoid about eating fish that isn't thoroughly cooked, so just wanted to check. Thanks, again, Kat! Best, Kat in NYC : )

[@WildAlaskanCompany]

Hi Kat, it's Kat! Thanks for the question. You're correct, I DID defrost the halibut before putting it in the stew, as that is typically what I do when cooking any fillets of fish, with any method. But I did NOT heat it up at all before adding it to the pot. For a recipe like this, there's no need to pre-heat the seafood prior to placing it into the soup, even if you like fish to be very well done. To make sure that the fish is fully cooked through, I would suggest checking on it after it's simmered in a covered pot for about 3 minutes. I like to break it up with a wooden spoon to see if it's flaking nicely at this point - a sign that it's medium-ish done. To get it across the finish line to "well-done," put the lid back on and let the fish cook through for another minute or so. The flaking part isn't necessary, but it's a little extra insurance that all of the fish (including the parts that are in the center of thicker fillets!) will be exposed to a good amount of heat. If you like, you can even cut the fish into bite-sized pieces before adding it to the pot - I would recommend this for very thick fillets.

[@lynnebattaglia-triggs1042]

Where is the recipe? You don’t mention amounts, nor what fish can be substituted. Please.

[@WildAlaskanCompany]

Hi Lynne, it's Kat! The recipes for these videos will always be linked in the description, so make sure you click "...more" to find them. I'll drop it here too so it's easy to find: wildalaskancompany.com/blog/recipe-pacific-cod-stew-with-coconut-milk-and-veggies For this live event, I used Pacific halibut. Any species of white fish can be substituted-Pacific cod, yelloweye rockfish, lingcod, whatever you have in your freezer is good! Hope you enjoy trying out the recipe.