Fish And Vegetable Soup With Lime, Ginger, And Cilantro

Serves: 3

Shirley Senger

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

47

Sweetness

57

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

4 cups

Fish Stock

2 cups

Water

Directions:

1

Grind first 4 ingredients in processor to coarse paste, stopping occasionally to scrape sides

2

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat

3

Add paste; sauté until aromatic, about 2 minutes

4

Add stock, 2 cups water, 4 tablespoons lime juice, lemongrass, and star anise; bring to boil

5

Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes

6

Remove star anise

7

Add carrots and next 4 ingredients; simmer 2 minutes

8

Add fish; cook until just opaque, stirring gently, about 3 minutes

9

Mix in cilantro and 2 tablespoons lime juice

10

Season with salt and pepper

11

Grind first 4 ingredients in processor to coarse paste, stopping occasionally to scrape sides

12

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat

13

Add paste; sauté until aromatic, about 2 minutes

14

Add stock, 2 cups water, 4 tablespoons lime juice, lemongrass, and star anise; bring to boil

15

Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes

16

Remove star anise

17

Add carrots and next 4 ingredients; simmer 2 minutes

18

Add fish; cook until just opaque, stirring gently, about 3 minutes

19

Mix in cilantro and 2 tablespoons lime juice

20

Season with salt and pepper

21

*Available at Asian markets and in the spice section of some supermarkets

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*Available at Asian markets and in the spice section of some supermarkets