Servings: 8
Calories: 150kcal
Yes, it takes a long time to simmer and make this delicious soup, but it's well worth it. Shrimp, scallops, fennel, garlic, chipotle, and more make this Spicy Seafood Soup a fantastic meal in a bowl. Makes 8 (1 cup each) servings.
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp shells (see note)
- 1 gallon water
- 1 carrots
- 1 onion Vidalia , diced
- 3 celery stalks (finely diced or chopped)
- 1 Fennel , diced
- ½ cup okra diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic finely minced
- ¼ cup tomato puree no salt added
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons thyme fresh , chopped
- 1 chipotle pepper whole
- 1 teaspoon oregano dry
- ½ pound scallops diced
- 1 pound white fish diced (good choices: halibut, sea bass or tilapia)
- 1 tablespoon Pritikin Fish Seasoning or any salt-free fish seasoning
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ pound shrimp diced
- 1 cup whole baby clams , low sodium
- black pepper (freshly ground) , to taste
- ½ bunch fresh cilantro leaves chopped
Instructions
- For your stock, simmer shrimp shells (feel free to also add carrot peels, celery leaves, fennel greens, and onion skins -- for more flavor) in 1 gallon water for 2 hours.
- Strain and reserve stock.
- In a large stockpot, add carrots, onions, celery, fennel, and okra, and cook on medium-low heat until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add shrimp stock, garlic, tomato puree, bay leaf, thyme, chipotle, and oregano. Simmer for 2 hours.
- Add scallops, white fish, Pritikin Fish Seasoning, and red pepper flakes, and simmer for 1 hour more, breaking fish with back of spoon.
- In last 5 to 10 minutes of cooking, add shrimp, clams, and black pepper. Simmer till shrimp and clams are cooked.
- Remove chipotle and bay leaf. Garnish with cilantro. Serve.
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Spa Index Kitchen Notes
Call your fish market or fish department of your favorite grocery store in advance to set aside shrimp shells for you. They are almost always happy to do so -- ours were given to us at no cost.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 Cup | Calories: 150 kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 9 g (3%) | Protein: 23 g (46%) | Fat: 2 g (3%) | Cholesterol: 75 mg (25%) | Sodium: 520 mg (23%) | Potassium: 519 mg (15%) | Fiber: 2 g (8%) | Sugar: 3 g (3%) | Vitamin A: 4300 IU (86%) | Vitamin C: 26.4 mg (32%) | Calcium: 120 mg (12%) | Iron: 1.6 mg (9%)