north african fish soup

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Moose Jaw, SK
Updated on Feb 21, 2015

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.

Rate
prep time 15 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Stove Top
yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

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

How To Make north african fish soup

  • Step 1
    Heat olive oil in a large pot; saute the onions, celery, garlic, paprika, turmeric and coriander until soft and fragrant.
  • Step 2
    Add the broth, raw fish, tomatoes, potatoes, saffron and bay leaf.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 4
    Remove the bay leaf.
  • Step 5
    Add salt and pepper to taste.

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