Jamaican Seafood Soup Recipes

CARIBBEAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse fish with lemon juice; drain.
• Bring water to a boil in a large bowl. Add fish; simmer until soft, about 30 minutes. Strain fish, reserving broth. Let fish cool. Remove bones, trying to keep large pieces of fish intact.
• Bring broth to a boil. Add green bananas, pumpkin, potatoes, corn, carrots, okra, scallions, chile pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in fish. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove soup from heat and let stand before serving, about 30 minutes. Discard chile pepper.

JAMAICAN SHRIMP PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine okra, spinach, green pepper, minced onion, salt, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, minced garlic, red pepper and chicken stock in large stockpot. Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and coconut milk.
• Simmer until shrimp are cooked, about 5 minutes.
• Serve garnished with lime slices.

AUTHENTIC JAMAICAN RED PEA SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, cornmeal and salt in a small bowl.
• Add the water and mix together until the dough begins to form. If you fine the dough to stiff, add a bit more water.
• Rest the dough for 15 minutes covered with plastic.
• Knead the dough until it's smooth and extensible. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
• To make the spinners, pinch off a small piece of dough about 10-15 grams and roll the dough in-between your palms or on a working surface and shape into long cylindrical piece.
• Make sure the ends are tampered and place onto a light floured plate and cover.
• Repeat until all the dumplings are formed. Keep covered and refrigerated until ready to cook.
• You can cook the spinners/dumplings in boiling pot of water for about 5 minutes then add them to the soup or you can cook them directly in the soup, either way works.
• Rinse and presoak the dried kidney bean in 6-8 cups of water the night before. Water should be covering the beans.
• If your using canned kidney beans then add in step 5.
• The next day - Fill a medium size pot with water and add the beans, salt, chicken or turkey pieces or pork feet or tail and bring to a boil.
• Add the stew beef and continue to cook on medium high for about 45-60 minutes or until the beef stew meat and beans are tender. Add water as needed, water should also be covering the beans and meat.
• Add in the coconut milk, onions, scallions, soup mix, garlic, thyme, potatoes, yam, and scotch bonnet peppers and cook on medium low (simmer) for about 20-25 minutes or until potato's and yam are tender.
• Add the dumplings (spinners) and cook for 5-6 minutes.
• Scotch bonnet peppers are super hot, you can remove from soup one cooked or omit from recipe.
• Serve and enjoy. You can serve with side rice.

JAMAICAN SEAFOOD SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the bacon until lightly crisped. Add the onions, celery and leeks and cook over medium-low heat until translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the brown sugar and cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in the jerk seasoning and cayenne. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute, then add the fish stock and tomatoes. Bring just to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Add the tarragon and salt to taste; cover to keep hot. Heat the butter in a medium skillet, add the shrimp and fish and cook over medium heat until just opaque through. Add the crab and stir gently until heated. Distribute the seafood among shallow soup bowls. Ladle the hot soup base over and garnish with croutons and green onions, if desired. This recipe yields 2 to 4 servings. Jerk seasoning -- a quintessential element of Jamaican cooking -- is becoming more commonly available throughout the country. Look for it in the gourmet spice section of the supermarket or in specialty shops.