- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion (8 oz.), peeled, halved, and thinly slivered lengthwise
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 can (32 oz.) diced or crushed tomatoes
- 8 ounces red or white thin-skinned potatoes (about 1 in. wide), scrubbed and quartered
- 1 or 2 fresh hot green chilies such as jalapeños, rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces shelled, deveined shrimp (31 to 40 per lb.), rinsed
- 8 ounces tilapia or other white-fleshed fish, rinsed and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 4 ounces fresh or thawed frozen calamari rings (optional; see notes), rinsed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro


Tilapia Spicy Seafood Stew is a very hearty meal and can be made at spicy as you like!
Directions
- Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic and stir often until onion is very limp, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups water, potatoes, chilies, cumin, chili powder, and salt; increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender when pierced, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Stir in seafood. Cover and simmer until shrimp and fish are opaque but still moist-looking in the center of thickest part (cut to test), 3 to 4 minutes.
- Stir in cilantro.
- Put rice onto plates and top with stew.