Slow Cooker Fish Food

SLOW-COOKER SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• In 5 to 6-quart slow cooker, combine onions, celery, garlic, tomatoes, clam juice, tomato paste, wine, vinegar, oil, Italian seasoning, sugar, pepper flakes and bay leaf; mix well.
• Cover; cook on High setting for 4 hours.
• Stir fish, shrimp, clams with juice and crabmeat into stew. Reduce heat setting to Low; cover and cook an additional 30 to 45 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Just before serving, remove and discard bay leaf. Stir in parsley.

SEAFOOD CIOPPINO

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours., Stir in seafood. Cook, covered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork and shrimp turn pink, 20-30 minutes longer., Remove bay leaf. Stir in parsley.

SLOW-COOKED FISH STEW

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 15 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until potatoes are tender., Remove bay leaf. Stir in cod, tomatoes and milk; cook, covered, 30-35 minutes longer or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork.

SLOW-COOKER FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 8 minutes; drain excess grease. Cook and stir onion and garlic into bacon until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to a slow cooker.
• Pour chicken stock into slow cooker. Mix corn, potatoes, celery, and carrots into the stock. Season with black pepper and red pepper flakes. Set the cooker to High, cover, and cook for 3 hours.
• Stir scallops, shrimp, and halibut into the soup and cook 1 more hour. Stir evaporated milk into chowder, heat thoroughly, and serve.

SLOW COOKER FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• You can use as much fish as you need (and will fit in your crockpot), about 6 ounces per serving. I like to make a whole 1 lb fillet for my needs, but have also made individual portions.
• Place a fillet on one half of a large piece of aluminum foil.
• Season the fillet as you like - my favorite right now is fresh bay leaves with thin slices of lemon and a splash of white wine. The seasonings are just suggestions, use your imagination.
• Fold over the foil, fold up the edges and seal well. This keeps the juices inside, eliminating the need to clean up. If it does leak, clean up is still easy.
• Place in slow cooker. You can stack the packages. I can get three into my 5 quart cooker.
• Cook on Low for 3 hours. (O'Dea says 2 to 3 hours, my schedule has always had the fillets cook for 3 hours).
• Remove from cooker and open carefully, there may be steam coming out.

SLOW-COOKER FISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Reserve 2 Tbsp. onions for garnish. Combine remaining onions with cheese, mayo, lemon juice and pepper.
• Spray 4 large sheets heavy-duty foil with cooking spray. Spread cheese mixture evenly onto both sides of fish fillets; place on prepared foil sheets. Fold to make 4 packets; place in slow cooker. Cover with lid.
• Cook on HIGH 2 hours or until fish flakes easily with fork. Cut slits in foil to release steam before carefully opening packets. Sprinkle with reserved onions.

NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Place leeks, potatoes and corn in a 3 1/2 qt or larger slow-cooker. Add soup, water, bay leaf, thyme and cayenne; mix gently.
• Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours until potatoes are tender.
• Add seafood about 15 minutes before serving; heat until fish is just cooked through.
• Stir in milk; remove bay leaf and remove from heat.
• Serve in bowls with crumbled bacon over top.