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spicy fish soup in a blue bowl with fresh coriander sprinkled over the top and crusty bread on the side
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Spicy Fish Soup

A healthy recipe for fighting colds! This Spicy Fish Soup is full of spices giving you optimum health benefits. A great starter, lunch or main meal.
Red Onions, garlic, red & yellow bell peppers and chopped tomatoes cooked on the hob with cumin, turmeric and ground pickling spices.
Finally, white fish is added (any of the following fish can be used, Haddock, Tilapia, Cod, Bass, Grouper) sprinkled with coriander for a curry flavoured soup.
Best of all this dish is low fat and under 300 calories.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: British, Indian
Keyword: Fish Soup, indian fish soup, Soup, Spicy, Spicy Fish Soup, spicy fish stew, spicy fish stew recipe
Yield: 4 People
Calories: 273kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 red onions finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper finely chopped
  • 1 yellow pepper finely chopped
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • 400 grams (14 oz) tinned tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon Pickling Spice Mix (Bay Leaves, Allspice, Bird's Eye Chillies, Black Peppercorns, Cloves, Ginger Root, Coriander Seeds, Yellow Mustard Seeds, Crushed Cassia Cinnamon) ground up into a powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 800 ml (3 ⅓ cup) fish stock
  • 600 grams (1.3lb) haddock chopped into large chunks
  • fresh coriander chopped to serve on top

Instructions

  • Chop 2 red onions, 1 red pepper, 1 yellow pepper and crush or finely dice the 6 cloves Garlic.
    Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a pan over a medium heat.
    Add the onions, peppers and garlic and cook for 3-5 mins until soft.
    Chopped red onion,red pepper,yellow pepper and garlic all in a pan being stirred together
  • Stir in the 400 grams (14 oz) tinned tomatoes and cook for 5 mins
    Chopped tomatoes being added to the pepper and onion mix in a cast iron dish
  • Crush 1 tbsp Pickling Spice Mix in a pestle and mortar.
    Add the crushed spice mix, 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tsp ground cumin to the pan and stir together for 2 minutes.
    Tumeric and cumin being added to the spicy fish soup
  • Pour in 800 ml (3 ⅓ cup) fish stock, bring to the boil and then place on a simmer for 30 minutes.
    Fish stock being added to the spicy fish soup
  • Chop 600 grams (1.3lb) haddock into chunks and add to the soup. Cook on a simmer for 8-10 mins, stirring gently so you don't break the fish up.
    Adding the pieces of haddock to spicy fish soup
  • Serve with a sprinkle of fresh coriander and some crusty bread to dip in. Enjoy!!
    Dipping crusty bread in our spicy fish soup

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Nutrition

Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 967mg | Potassium: 1081mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1909IU | Vitamin C: 112mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 2mg