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Fish Soup
4.95 from 36 votes

Fish Soup

Rika
This hearty fish soup is packed with flavor. An easy seafood stew recipe that can be ready and on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes. The soup is filled with cod fillets, shrimp, mixed vegetables in a rich tomato broth.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 442 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1.5 pounds white fish, (such as cod, halibut, red snapper, or sea bass), cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 15 pieces of medium-size shrimp
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup diced yellow onion
  • ½ cup diced carrots
  • ½ cup diced celery
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ½ cup lightly packed chopped parsley
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 14 oz crushed tomatoes , (unsalted and unseasoned)
  • 2 cups water
  • 8 oz clam juice, *or homemade seafood stock, see notes below*
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt, (add more according to your liking)
  • (optional) ¼ teaspoon crumbled saffron threads, (soaked in a small amount of hot water for 5 minutes)

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, heat the oil over moderate heat. Saute the onion, celery, and carrots for about 8 minutes. 
  • Add the garlic, and keep stirring for about 1 minute. 
  • Add the parsley, and keep stirring for about 2 minutes.
  • Add the white wine into the pot; cook until it almost evaporates.
  • Stir in clam juice, water, crushed tomatoes, saffron, and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes or until the soup reaches your desired consistency and taste. Adjust seasoning if needed.
  • Add fish, then shrimp, and cook for about 3 minutes or until fully cooked. 
  • Remove from the heat. Serve with hot sauce and enjoy!

Notes

An optional step to make your own seafood stock from shrimp shells instead of using clam juice.
Put rinsed shrimp shells and water in a small pot; bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 15 minutes. Strain the shrimp stock into a bowl. Discard the shells. Use this shrimp stock as a replacement for clam juice.

Nutrition

Calories: 442kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 38gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 1069mgPotassium: 1039mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 3659IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 3mg
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