Soup season it is! However, just because early fall has arrived, doesn’t mean Mother Nature is always in agreement with giving us some comfort food weather. And as we go through the months of warm, sunny summer, our meals include a lot of fish and seafood. Days at the beach, the fresh catches offered at the farmer’s market, from fish tacos to turmeric shrimp to clams on the grill to spicy swordfish. So now as the days of summer of somewhat coming to an end and soup season is moving on up, this soup combines the flavors of summer with the freshest most delicious in-season (late summer) tomatoes, a hint of coconut and you’ve got the perfect fish soup for a late summer/early fall cool evening dinner!
I mixed mine with some cauliflower rice but using regular jasmine white rice is totally doable! Or go without, the soup itself with the ingredients added is perfect on its own. How these flavors fuse is amazing. Fish soup or Moqueca in Brazil, came to my obsession a few years ago when my sisters and I visited NYC. A dinner trip to a French-Vietnamese restaurant, our friend Kristy ordered the Fish Soup. AMAZING! For years I have wanted to try it myself and finally I have done so and it’s a catch. No fish story, you have to cast your rod and real this one in.
Ingredients you will need are shallots (or red onion but I kept with just the shallots), garlic, coconut oil, coconut aminos, celery, coconut milk, a great bone broth, red pepper, fresh tomatoes (canned if not the best are in season or available) limes and fish of your choice, such as halibut or cod, and shellfish such as scallops or shrimp. Not shown, a bit of white wine, I used a Sauvignon Blanc I had opened.
Infographic and image source above courtesy www.top10homeremedies.com Below is a great infrographic from drake.com. Plenty of good health benefits from coconut milk.draxe.com
Combining the ingredients above with the herbs below, parsley, oregano, smoked paprika, turmeric, cumin and I did add a bit of fresh basil.
Health benefits galore when using spices and herbs. I love love love this beautiful graphic from www.countertopfoods.com and when you click on that link, you’ll be taken to a great post about the wonderful health benefits of spices. Turmeric, cumin and black pepper are added to this soup!
Begin with heating the coconut oil, shallots, celery, garlic and sliced red pepper over a medium heat. After a few minutes add the sliced tomatoes and the white wine, with the bone broth and allow to simmer.
Next add the coconut milk, all the herbs and spices, fresh basil, squeezed lime juice from one lime, and coconut aminos
After all ingredients have simmered for a few minutes, add the scallops and/or shrimp and white fish.
Allow to cook thoroughly over a medium heat, bubbling a bit to make sure the fish is cooked.
Simmer over a low heat and then serve with cauliflower rice or regular rice and a few added fresh basil leaves. So summery-soup Well-Fed Delicious!
| Prep Time | 5 mins |
| Cook Time | 25 mins |
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- 2-4 tbsp coconut oil
- 2-3 shallots sliced
- 1 cloves crushed garlic not too much garlic, don't want to overpower the soup
- 1 red pepper sliced/diced
- 4-5 medium fresh tomatoes sliced
- 1/3 c white wine I used a sauvignon blanc
- 1 c bone broth
- 1 13.5 oz can coconut milk
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tsp smoked paprika smoked makes the flavor here!
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp parsley
- 1-2 tsp oregano
- 3-5 leaves fresh basil
- 1 bag shellfish scallops or shrimp or both!
- 1 lb white fish meaty such as halibut or cod
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- In a good sized saucepan, begin by sauteing coconut oil, shallots and garlic over medium heat.
- Add sliced red peppers and tomatoes, followed by white wine and bone broth and coconut aminos. Allow to simmer for about 3-5 mins
- Next add coconut milk and all the spices and herbs. Simmer for another 5 minutes to allow flavors to fuse nicely.
- Add scallops and/or shrimp and white fish along with fresh basil. Allow the fish to cook thoroughly, a good 10 minutes.
- Serve with fresh basil and cauliflower rice or jasmine white rice. Savor the fusion of summer and soup season!