Caribbean Fish Soup

Low Cholesterol - Diet and Healthy

Not just a healthy soup, it's very tasty too. I always loved this soup while growing up in the Caribbean. To my surprise it turned out to be a good warm-up drink too. Long story short, as I waited for a bus on a very cold and windy winter evening in NYC, I noticed a West Indian restaurant across the street. I ran in to get a cup of coffee or tea. The last thing on my mind was a bowl of soup. They were about to close and the only thing they had was fish soup. I took a small cup and went back to the bus stop. It warmed me up so much and reached such a good place inside me that I ran back for more.

Brief

Prep 35 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 2hrs5 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Caribbean Fish Soup

Ingredients

2 whole fish

scaled and cleaned

or more to taste

1 lemon

juiced

8 cups water

4 green bananas

chopped

1 pound pumpkin

cut into 1-inch pieces

or more to taste

2 potatoes

chopped

2 ears corn

cut into 1-inch pieces

4 ounces carrots

cut into 1/2-inch pieces

½ cup chopped okra

4 scallions

chopped

1 hot chile pepper

2 cloves garlic

chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

4 sprigs fresh thyme

leaves stripped

Mongolian Beef and Spring Onions

Diet and Healthy

Directions

Step 1

Rinse fish with lemon juice; drain.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Remove soup from heat and let stand before serving about 30 minutes. Discard chile pepper.

Nutritional Information

Caribbean Fish Soup

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 203.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 11.6g 23%

Carbohydrates: 35g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2.8g 11%

Sugars: 3g

Fat: 3.3g 5%

Saturated Fat: 0.5g 2%

Cholesterol: 25.5mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 6915.9IU 138%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.3mg 41%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 23%

Vitamin C: 41.3mg 69%

Folate: 42.5mcg 11%

Calcium: 74.9mg 8%

Iron: 1.8mg 10%

Magnesium: 49.3mg 18%

Potassium: 706.8mg 20%

Sodium: 338mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 20%

Calories From Fat: 30.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.