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fish soup
(omnivore)
recipe by mb
what I was looking for
OK, everybody knows that I'm a freak for soup, right? That during the cold months all I think about from morning to night is soup? Well, it's February, folks, and winter is here in full force. What else could I have been looking for?
what I made
I made the mild fish stew with potatoes (5 Spices, 50 Dishes, pages 80-81), but I also added cauliflower. You may think that this is an ongoing theme in my cooking, and you wouldn't be wrong. I am officially obsessed with cauliflower and I want to add it to everything.
grades for my version
| healthy | B | Coconut milk is fairly high in fat, so that makes this a treat instead of everyday food. But everything else in the recipe is fantastic. |
| fast | A | Even though the recipe has potatoes in it, it's perfectly fast. It all came together in less then half an hour. |
| easy | A | The starting recipe is easy, but I made it even easier with a couple of alteRations. |
| cheap | B | Any recipe that calls for fish is automatically not the cheapest recipe around. But, that said, this calls for cod, which is on the cheap end of the fish spectrum. |
| delicious | A | Holy smokes, is it. |
yield
Ruta claims that this recipe makes 4 servings. Now, maybe my friends and I are just particularly hungry folk, but there definitely wasn't enough to serve the 4 people who had dinner here that night. I'm going to say that it would serve 3 no problem though, so it's not too bad.
equipment
no special equipment needed
the tasty stuff
| ingredients | Ruta | mb | why? |
| oil | 2 Tablespoons canola oil |
2 Tablespoons ghee |
tastier |
| onion | ½ medium, chopped | 1 medium, chopped | healthier |
| ground turmeric | ¼ teaspoon | ¼ teaspoon | no change |
| chiles | 2 small serranos | 1 large ??? [1] | easier |
| cut lengthwise into quarters | chopped | tastier [2] | |
| garlic | 3 cloves thinly sliced |
3 cloves crushed |
WAY easier |
| ginger | 1 teaspoon | 1 Tablespoon | tastier |
| fresh, finely chopped |
jarred, minced | easier | |
| potatoes | 2, peeled and cut into eighths | 2, peeled and cut into eighths | no change |
| Notes | |||
| [1] | I have no idea what kind of chile this was because it wasn't labeled at the supermarket. I could have worked really hard on tracking down what kind it was or I could have gone to another grocery store to insure that I was using a serrano chile, but instead I just bought the one they had at my local store and decided it was good enough. | ||
| [2] | Cutting it up into smaller pieces meant that the flavor would be more evenly spread throughout the soup. | ||
In a large pan heat the ghee over medium heat. Add the onion and let it cook until it's golden, then add the turmeric and stir well. Now add in the chile, garlic, ginger, and potatoes. Stir well until the potatoes are thoroughly coated with the delicious mixture, which should only take a minute or two.
the broth and the substance
| ingredients | Ruta | mb | why? |
| water | 1 cup | 1 cup | no change |
| salt | ¾ teaspoon | to taste | no change |
| coconut milk | 1 can, 14.5 oz, regular | 1 can, 14.5 oz, lite | healthier [1] |
| cauliflower | --- | 1½ cups, chopped | healthier, cheaper [2] |
| fish | catfish or cod | cod | cheaper |
| 1¼ lb. | 1 lb. | healthier, cheaper [2] | |
| Notes | |||
| [1] | I'm not trying to say that lite coconut milk is actually "healthier" than regular. But I am trying to lose weight, which involves cutting calories, so that's why I chose to use lite. | ||
| [2] | I replaced some of the fish in this recipe with cauliflower, as a way of making it both healthier and cheaper. | ||
Add the water and ½ of the salt and bring the whole pot to a boil. Once it has reached a boil, turn it down to a simmer and cover the pot. Let it all bubble away until the potatoes are easily pierced with a knife, about 10 minutes.
Now stir the coconut milk, cauliflower, and fish in and bring the pot back up to a simmer. Let the pot continue cooking until the fish is cooked through, which only takes about 5 minutes.
the finishing touches
| ingredient | Kahate | mb | why |
| acidic liquid | cider vinegar | lemon juice | tastier |
| 1 teaspoon | 1 Tablespoon | tastier | |
| cilantro | --- | 1 Tablespoon, chopped | prettier [1] |
| Notes | |||
| [1] |
This dish was so monochromatic that I wanted to liven it up with a little bit of color. And tasty color to boot! | ||
Finally, stir in the lemon juice, salt to taste, and serve garnished with cilantro.
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