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Chinese Style Fish Broth
Ingredients
- 10 pieces of fish including head and tail
- 3/4 cup green seasoning
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 thumb sized piece of ginger
- 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper
- 1 large carrot sliced
- 8 cabbage leaves quartered
- 1 head of cauliflower chopped
- 2 blades of chive chopped finely
- 4 star anise
- 6 grains of clove
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 8 grains of all spice crushed
- 1/2 nutmeg crushed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 5 cups water
- Salt & black pepper to taste
Method
- Season fish with lemon juice and green seasoning then set aside while you prep your veggies, spices and aromatics
- Add oil to a pot then toast spices
- Add butter then add ginger and scotch bonnet pepper, saute for 1 minute
- Add fish tail and fish head to the pot then season with salt and black pepper
- Reduce heat to low and cover the pot. Allow to simmer for 2 minutes
- After 2 minutes add one cup of water, cover and allow to simmer for 5 minutes
- Add another cup of water, increase heat to medium and allow mixture to come to a boil
- Cover and allow to simmer on low heat for 5 minutes
- Return to high heat then add 3 cups of water and bring mixture to a boil.
- Taste for salt and adjust to suit
- Add remaining pieces of fish along with seasonings to the broth
- Cook fish for 5 to 7 minutes
- Remove all pieces of fish from broth then set aside
- Strain all aromatics and spices from the broth then return to a pot leaving it to simmer on very low heat
- To a frying pan add 1 tbsp of oil on high heat
- Saute a combination of veggies (serving portions) for no more than 30 seconds
- Season in the pan with a pinch of salt
- Transfer veggies to a soup bowl
- Place piece of fish on top veggies
- Add to ladles of hot broth to soup bowl
- Garnish with fresh chives
- Enjoy
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