Seafood Soup

FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Trim and finely chop the fennel, leek, celery and chilli, and peel and finely chop the garlic. Roughly chop the tomatoes, pick the thyme leaves and chop the fish into chunks.
• Gently cook the fennel, leek, celery, most of the chilli and the garlic in olive oil over a medium heat, until soft.
• Add 1 litre water and the wine, bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are cooked.
• Add the tomatoes, thyme and fish. When fish turns opaque, add the prawns, mussels or clams and simmer for 2 minutes until prawns are cooked and mussels are open.
• Season and serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a scattering of fresh chilli.

SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and green pepper; cook and stir until tender. Add carrots and garlic; cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes, wine and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes., Stir in salmon, shrimp and parsley. Cook, covered, 7-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork and shrimp turn pink. Discard bay leaf.

SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• Shell and devein shrimp, placing only shells in large saucepan. Rinse shrimp; drain.
• Pour 3 cups water over shells; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes, or until liquid is reduced in half.
• Strain liquid; discard shells and return stock to saucepan. Stir in tomatoes, corn, less sodium soy sauce, sherry and lemon juice; cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add shrimp and scallops; simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes, stirring occasionally to break up tomatoes.
• Blend cornstarch and 1 Tbsp. water; stir into soup. Bring to boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in green onion and pepper; serve immediately.

SUPER EASY SEAFOOD SOUP OF NECESSITY

Steps:

• Defrost seafood mix. Drain. Separate the squid from the rest of it.
• Put olive oil in pot; heat over medium.
• Chop onion and mince garlic. Add to oil. Saute, stirring, until onion starts to get translucent. Do not let the garlic or onions brown.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, oregano, thyme, bay leaf, sugar, pepper and Worcesterwhire. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer. Cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Remove lid. Put in seafood mix (all except squid). Simmer 3 minutes. Add squid and simmer 1 or 2 more minutes. Seafood should be opaque; nothing should be translucent.

SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat.
• Saute' celery and onion until tender.
• Add cayenne pepper, thyme, marjoram and flour or baking mix and stir until smooth.
• Add milk and condensed soup and stir until piping hot.
• Meanwhile clean and chop seafood as you like.
• I usually halve the shrimp and then cut one half in half and leave the other half whole.
• If using extra large scallops I usually quarter them.
• When soup is piping hot add seafood and stir on medium heat until seafood is cooked through.
• Serve in bowls topped with some fresh parsley along with some crusty bread or oyster crackers and a nice salad.