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Dutch’s Spirits Colonial Bitters Cod Fish Vegetable Stew

December 22, 2014 by Mary 4 Comments

Dutch's Spirits trio of American Era Cocktail Bitters.The next item from our MARY’s secret ingredients winter box is this adorable set of 3 different bitters. What do you do with bitters? Make fantastic cocktails, of course! They have lots of recipes both on their website and in the box. However, I’ve used one of them – the Colonial bitters – as a finishing touch in this amazing fish stew! Try this Dutch’s Spirits Colonial Bitters Cod Fish Vegetable Stew on a cold winter’s night and everything will warm up, I guarantee!!

I love the packaging – particularly the hats! Dutch’s Spirits may be a new company, but they have a rich history. Their home – a distillery, farm and upcoming restaurant – was actually the former property of bootlegger and gangster, Dutch Schultz, until the Feds busted him during prohibition in 1932. Isn’t that so cool? The distillery was underground and had an extensive network of interconnected tunnels and bunkers to make the booze then move it out for sale. This property is literally five minutes away from our home upstate. We can’t wait until it opens to get the full tour!

Now, back to food. Try this stew. It is so good, so healthy and has a unique flavor from the bitters. Just add three dashes to each bowl righ before serving, mix around and voila! The Colonial bitters is made up of juniper, allspice, orange, cinnamon and lavender among other things  so it goes beautifully with Herbs de Provence. It was a perfect combination!!

Dutch's Spirits Cod Fish Stew ingredients.

The vegetables in this stew.

DUTCH’S SPIRITS COD FISH VEGETABLE STEW WITH COLONIAL BITTERS – serves 4

2 cups fish broth
½ cup white wine
7 small Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed and halved or quartered
4 carrots, scraped and cut into pieces
1 parsnip, peeled and cut into chunks
5 radishes, scrubbed and halved
3 plum tomatoes, cored and chopped
2 handfuls of sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 tsp. Herbs de Provence
1.5 lbs. fresh cod fish fillets, washed and paper towel dried
2 tsp. harissa
Chopped cilantro
12 dashes of Dutch’s Spirits Colonial Cocktail Bitters

Dutch's Spirits Cod Fish Stew - Harissa on Cod.Spread harissa all over the cod on one side and let sit for 20 – 30 minutes.

Dutch's Spirits Cod Fish Stew in a skillet.Dutch's spirits cod fish stew in a bowl.Place broth, wine, carrots and potatoes in a medium-sized skillet, and partially cover, then bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 6 minutes. Add herbs de Provence, radishes, parsnips and tomatoes. Partially cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Scrape some of the harissa off of the fish. Cut the fish into large chunks. Add the fish to the skillet and simmer for 3 minutes, gently turning in the skillet. Add the sugar snap peas and simmer for 3 more minutes.  The sugar snap peas should still be crisp but the rest of the vegetables should be tender. The fish should be moist but opaque and flake into sections when gently separated with a fork.

Salt to taste. Portion out the stew and stir 3 drops of Colonial Cocktail bitters into each bowl. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with LOVE!

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  1. Raymund says

    December 22, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    This is a nice and hearty stew! my kind of meal. Look at all those colorful veggies, Yum!
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    • Mary Frances says

      December 22, 2014 at 5:05 PM

      This stew was DELICIOUS!! Do try it – you will love it, Raymund! Happy Holidays!!

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  2. Rosemary Mullally says

    December 22, 2014 at 5:07 PM

    Lovely looking stew Mary Frances.

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  3. Sues says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:28 PM

    I’ve been dying to start experimenting with bitters, but I never even considered using them in things like stews!
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