Bapalo Omani Fish Soup Recipes

BAPALO OMANI FISH SOUP

Steps:

• In oil saute onions 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and tomatoes if you want tomatoes; saute 5 more minutes adding 1/2 cup of water.
• Add whole chili peppers.
• Add remaining water, turmeric, salt, and fish.
• Simmer 20 minutes.
• When off heat, add juice of 4 lemons. Don't add lemon juice when cooking or it will make it bitter. One recipe said 6 lemons.
• Serve over rice.

NORTH AFRICAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

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

OMAN SOUP

Steps:

• In Dutch oven brown meat. Drain.
• Brown onion and garlic. Add reserved meat back into Dutch oven.
• Add carrots, garbanzos, tomatoes, beef broth, water, wine, bay leaf, salt and pepper and basil.
• Boil. Then simmer 45 minutes, covered.
• After 45 minutes, add ditalini. Cook for 10 minutes.
• Add peas and cook 10 more minutes. .
• Serve with grated Parmesan cheese, bread and salad.

MEXICAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, mix clam juice and carrots.
• Simmer 'til carrots are crunchy-tender.
• Meanwhile in a large saucepan, fry onions in oil 'til transparent.
• Add the seasonings and optional salt - and fry another 4 minutes.
• Stir the clam juice and carrots into the onions and simmer 5 minutes.
• Add the fish and cilantro and simmer 8-10 minutes or 'til fish is of desired doneness.
• Add water if needed and adjust seasonings.
• Garnish with cilantro leaves or parsley and serve.
• Salsa and hot sauce can be present on the table.

CREAM OF FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 minute, then pour in the stock and stir away from the heat.
• Season with salt and pepper, then add the crushed garlic, cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Reserve a few prawns for garnish, then pound the rest in a mortar and pestle.
• Add the fish and pounded prawns to the sauce and simmer covered for a further 10 minutes.
• Puree the soup in a blender, food processor or use a stick blender.
• Return the soup to the saucepan checking the seasonings, add salt and pepper if necessary.
• Add the cream to the soup and reheat gently.
• Serve garnished with the reserved prawns.

MOROCCAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil, fry the onions and celery and cook gently until transparent.
• add garlic, ginger and chilli and fry for a further 2 minute.
• add cumin, coriander and cinnamon stick, stir and cookn for a further minute.
• add potatoes and cok for 2 minute.
• add the stock and lemon juice and simmer for 20 min or until potatoes are tender.
• add the fish and shellfish, tomatoes herbs and salt and pepper, cook on a low heat until fish is cooked. garnish with extra dill and parsley.

CREAMY NORWEGIAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter, add the flour, stir for about 2 minutes without browning the flour.
• Add the fish stock at intervals, stirring all the time, let it boil gently for 5-10 minutes.
• Melt the rest of the butter and saute the carrots and leek and potatoes, if using, for approx 10 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes (if using) and simmer for another 5 minutes, then add the shrimps, mussels, fish and the cream.
• Simmer for another 5 minutes, or until the fish and shellfish are tender.
• Add the parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve garnished with sour cream and the lumpfish caviar.