Seafood Soup | Sopa de Mariscos

fish stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with fish bouillon

Vegetable stock is lower in calories and can be made easily.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken is leaner and canned tuna is more affordable.

saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: paprika

Turmeric adds color and flavor at a lower cost.

mussels

🥗Healthier: oysters

💰Cheaper: canned clams

Canned clams are more accessible and budget-friendly.

Prepare Seafood Broth:

1. Add 1.5 liters of water to a large pot with a lid. Then add the shells and heads from the shrimp, plus the fish bones, skin, or heads that you have.

2. Add the onion peelings plus half a whole onion and one carrot, broken into small pieces. Add a bay leaf and some whole black peppercorns, plus around 1-2 teaspoons of fine salt.

3. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour.

4. Keep seafood broth hot but not boiling.

Prepare Shrimp:

5. Add a splash of olive oil to a large skillet on medium-high heat, once the oil is hot, add the halved garlic cloves.

6. Allow the oil to infuse with the garlic for 1-2 minutes, then add the shrimp and season lightly with salt.

7. Fry for 2 minutes per side or until they get a little color (they will cook more later in the soup).

8. Set shrimp aside for use later.

Prepare sofrito:

9. In the same pan, add the diced onion and saute until golden (around 4-5 minutes). Add the carrot and continue to saute for a few minutes until they soften.

10. Add the grated tomato and a half cup of water, stir through, and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer.

11. Season to taste and simmer until all the liquid has evaporated.

12. The veg should be soft and starting to stick to the bottom of the pan. Give everything a good scrape to bring up the flavor.

13. (OPTIONAL STEP) - If you prefer a smoother sauce, blend the veg and then return the smooth blended sauce back to the pan.

Add Broth, Fideos, and Seafood:

14. Add a few more ladles of the seafood broth and add the clams. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.

15. Cut fish into 1-inch pieces and add it to the pan with the other ingredients.

16. Add the cooked shrimp and the fideo noodles and give everything a mix.

17. Top up the pan with enough broth so that everything is covered by around 1cm (half an inch).

18. Simmer for around 10 minutes, season to taste, and serve!

Cooking Techniques

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