North African Fish Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, diced
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2-1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 lbs firm fish fillets, raw
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced small
• 2 -3 saffron threads, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a large pot; saute the onions, celery, garlic, paprika, tumeric and coriander until soft and fragrant.
• 2 add the broth, raw fish, tomatoes, potatoes, saffron and bay leaf.
• 3 bring to a soft boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until potatoes are tender and fish flakes (about 15 minutes). the fish should fall into pieces with stirring.
• 4 remove the bay leaf.
• 5 add salt and pepper to taste.