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RCI-SN.004.1541.001

Vatapa Fish Soup with Coconut Milk

right|Vatapa Fish Soup with Coconut Milk

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

  • dende oil (or use safflower oil)
    3 tbsp
  • onion finely chopped
    1 large
  • garlic cloves minced
    3 unit
  • grated fresh ginger
    1 tbsp
  • jalapeno chiles stemmed
    seeded, and finely chopped
    4 small
  • plum tomatoes peeled
    seeded, and coarsely chopped
    6 unit
  • juice of 2 limes
    1 unit
  • dried shrimp ground to a powder
    cup
  • cashew or peanut butter
    cup
  • chicken stock
    homemade (or best-quality canned chicken stock)
    2 cups
  • coconut milk
    2 cup
  • bunch cilantro
    leaves only finely chopped
    ½ unit
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • tabasco sauce or to taste
    1 dash
  • fish fillets bones
    skin removed, cut into 1" cubes
    2 lb
  • large cooked shrimp cut ½" chunks
    1 lb
  • cilantro sprigs - (to 8) for garnish (optional)
    6 unit
  • limes cut into wedges
    2 unit

Method

1
Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)