Warming Caribbean Fish and Vegetable Soup

Name: Warming Caribbean Fish and Vegetable Soup
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 lbs whole fish, scaled and cleaned; 1 lemon; 8 cups water; 4 green bananas, chopped; 1 lb pumpkin, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 potatoes, chopped; 2 ears corn, cut into 1-inch pieces; 4 oz carrots, cut into ½-inch pieces; 0.5 cup okra, chopped; 4 scallions, chopped; 1 hot chile pepper; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped

Delight in this heartwarming Caribbean-inspired soup featuring a homemade fish broth, corn, okra, pumpkin, green bananas, and more.

Recipe Info

Prep Time

125 min

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

4 servings

Nutrition

calories203kcal

carbohydrates35g

fat3g

protein12g

sodium338mg

Dinner Caribbean

Ingredients

2 lbs whole fish, scaled and cleaned

1 lemon

8 cups water

4 green bananas, chopped

1 lb pumpkin, cut into 1-inch pieces

2 potatoes, chopped

2 ears corn, cut into 1-inch pieces

4 oz carrots, cut into ½-inch pieces

0.5 cup okra, chopped

4 scallions, chopped

1 hot chile pepper

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ground black pepper

4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped

Directions

Prepare all ingredients.

Rinse fish with lemon juice and drain it; set aside the broth. Once the fish is cool enough, remove the bones while keeping large flesh pieces intact.

In a large pot, boil water and add the fish until it simmers softly for about 30 minutes. Remove the fish using a slotted spoon, reserving the broth in the pot.

Add green bananas, pumpkin, potatoes, corn, carrots, okra, scallions, chile pepper, garlic, salt, black pepper, and thyme to the boiling broth. Bring it back to a boil and then reduce heat to low, simmering until the potatoes are almost tender (about 10 minutes).

Stir in fish pieces and let them simmer for about 5 more minutes to blend flavors.

Let the soup rest off the heat before serving (around 30 minutes), discarding the chile pepper.