Brazilian Coconut-Peanut Fish Soup
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The idea for this soup comes from the Brazilian vatapa, a hearty seafood stew flavored with peanuts and coconut milk.
ingredients
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serves: 8
1 large onion (finely chopped)
8 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil)
5 pounds whole fish (such as sea bass, black bass, black fish (tautog), red mullet, red snapper, and/or sea bream, cleaned, filleted, bones and heads reserved, and fillets cut into 12 or 16 pieces total)
6 tomatoes (coarsely chopped)
Salt
Pepper
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (made with only peanuts and salt)
1/15 cup unsweetened coconut milk
3 jalapeno chiles (seeded and finely chopped)
5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount per Serving
Calories: 447
- Total Fat: 16.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
- Sodium: 245.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
- Sugars: 4.1 g
- Protein: 63.5 g
preparation
1. In a pot, cook the onion and garlic in the oil over medium heat, stirring regularly, for about 10 minutes, or until the onion softens and is shiny but does not brown. Add the fish bones and heads, tomatoes, and about 2 quarts water and simmer gently for about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and work the mixture through a large-mesh strainer or a food mill fitted with the coarse disk into a clean pot. If you want a thinner consistency, strain it again through a fine-mesh strainer.
2. Season the fish pieces with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, work about 1 cup of the broth into the peanut butter, a little at a time, until the mixture is smooth and well combined. Add the peanut mixture to the broth along with the fish pieces, coconut milk, chiles, and lime juice. Simmer for 2 to 4 minutes, or until the fish is cooked. Season with salt and pepper.
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Mommy_loves_to_cook
May 8, 2012