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north african fish soup

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Private Recipe by
Annacia *
Moose Jaw, SK

This is a tasty and very easy soup to make. It's especially nice on chilly evenings when a good soup is so nice and comforting. Sometimes I use the potatoes and sometimes not. Personally I really like a lot of liquid to dip good crusty bread into to soak it up. It tastes so good.

yield 4 -6
prep time 15 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For north african fish soup

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 lg
    sweet onion, chopped
  • 3
    celery ribs, diced
  • 3-4
    garlic cloves, minced
  • 3/4 tsp
    hot paprika or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp
    turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground coriander
  • 6 c
    fish or vegetable broth or stock
  • 1 1/2 lb
    firm white fish fillets, raw and cut into mouth sized cubes
  • 1 can
    (15 ounce) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 lg
    potatoes, peeled and diced small
  • 4 - 5
    saffron threads, crushed
  • 1 sm
    bay leaf
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • fresh coriander leaves for garnish (optional)

How To Make north african fish soup

  • 1
    Heat olive oil in a large pot; saute the onions, celery, garlic, paprika, turmeric and coriander until soft and fragrant.
  • 2
    Add the broth, raw fish, tomatoes, potatoes, saffron and bay leaf.
  • 3
    Bring to a soft boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until potatoes are tender and fish flakes (about 15 minutes). The fish should fall into pieces with stirring.
  • 4
    Remove the bay leaf.
  • 5
    Add salt and pepper to taste.
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