Sunday, August 30, 2009

Alaska Summer Fish Soup (recipe)


July 17-2009


It's raining , it's pouring, my old man is snoring (the Hubs)...so I'm going to make a fish soup while he sleeps.


We are on Kodiak Island, Alaska for the Summer and wanted to start cooking seafood dishes right away. I feel good when I am cooking and in my element when I'm in the kitchen. Off to the market - I bought some shrimp, scallops , crab and tilapia. I also check out the stock and broth aisle to see if there is anything interesting and I find a wine and herb stock...impressive for a small city such as Kodiak, I buy it !

This is my fish soup!
Ingredients & How To

3 cups of the wine and herb stock
1 cup water
1 cup white wine
3 red potatoes, diced
Cook potatoes until tender.
Add :
1 cup small shrimp
1 cup chopped crab meat
2 cups of chopped tilapia
2 cup of chopped scallops
Add :
2 carrots, shredded
2 large can of diced tomatoes, drained
1 small can tomato paste
1 small onion, diced
1-2 Tb of garlic, minced
pinch of saffron
zest of an orange
1 TB of Herb de Provence
4 Tb of olive oil
1 Tb kosher salt
fresh cracked black pepper to my tasting.


These are guessed estimates... I don't have a recipe that I go by.... adjust to your own taste as you go along.
The soup was delicious and I have to say the best soup I think I have made or a close second. I'll share the first favorite with you another time. I love the saffron flavor and the burst of orange zest. I tasted the wine and herb stock beforehand and it was a rich stock full of flavor.... probably played a role in the taste as well. I served this with a warm crusty sourdough baguette. I ate slowly...savoring every bite. Simple to make, oh so easy to eat !


Enjoy every bite !