Chinese Style Fish Broth

Ingredients

  1. 10 pieces of fish including head and tail
  2. 3/4 cup green seasoning
  3. 1/4 cup lemon juice
  4. 1 thumb sized piece of ginger
  5. 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper
  6. 1 large carrot sliced
  7. 8 cabbage leaves quartered
  8. 1 head of cauliflower chopped
  9. 2 blades of chive chopped finely
  10. 4 star anise
  11. 6 grains of clove
  12. 1 cinnamon stick
  13. 8 grains of all spice crushed
  14. 1/2 nutmeg crushed 
  15. 2 tbsp olive oil
  16. 2 tbsp butter
  17. 5 cups water
  18. Salt & black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Season fish with lemon juice and green seasoning then set aside while you prep your veggies, spices and aromatics
  2. Add oil to a pot then toast spices
  3. Add butter then add ginger and scotch bonnet pepper, saute for 1 minute
  4. Add fish tail and fish head to the pot then season with salt and black pepper
  5. Reduce heat to low and cover the pot. Allow to simmer for 2 minutes
  6. After 2 minutes add one cup of water, cover and allow to simmer for 5 minutes
  7. Add another cup of water, increase heat to medium and allow mixture to come to a boil
  8. Cover and allow to simmer on low heat for 5 minutes
  9. Return to high heat then add 3 cups of water and bring mixture to a boil.
  10. Taste for salt and adjust to suit
  11. Add remaining pieces of fish along with seasonings to the broth
  12. Cook fish for 5 to 7 minutes
  13. Remove all pieces of fish from broth then set aside
  14. Strain all aromatics and spices from the broth then return to a pot leaving it to simmer on very low heat
  15. To a frying pan add 1 tbsp of oil on high heat
  16. Saute a combination of veggies (serving portions) for no more than 30 seconds
  17. Season in the pan with a pinch of salt
  18. Transfer veggies to a soup bowl
  19. Place piece of fish on top veggies
  20. Add to ladles of hot broth to soup bowl
  21. Garnish with fresh chives
  22. Enjoy

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