Catfish Soup

Name: Catfish Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 38 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 onion (chopped); 1/4 cup celery (chopped); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tsp vegetable oil; 1.5 cup tomatoes (chopped, seeded, and peeled); 1 cup water; 2 slices bay leaves; 1 orange peel (about 2x1 inches); 1 tbsp fresh parsley (minced); 3/4 to 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp dried thyme; 1/8 tsp coarsely ground black pepper; cayenne pepper, a pinch; 1 slice catfish fillet or white fish (about 0.5 lb, cubed)

Rich catfish soup with tomatoes, onions, and a blend of spices

38 min

Easy

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Ingredients

onion (chopped) 1

celery (chopped) 1/4 cup

garlic (minced) 4 cloves

vegetable oil 2 tsp

tomatoes (chopped, seeded, and peeled) 1.5 cup

water 1 cup

bay leaves 2 slices

orange peel (about 2x1 inches) 1

fresh parsley (minced) 1 tbsp

salt 3/4 to 1 tsp

dried thyme 1/4 tsp

coarsely ground black pepper 1/8 tsp

cayenne pepper a pinch

catfish fillet or white fish (about 0.5 lb, cubed) 1 slice

Instructions

Step 1

In a saucepan, sauté the onion, celery, and garlic in the oil for 3 minutes (some of the onion will brown slightly). Add the tomatoes, water, bay leaves, orange peel, parsley, salt, thyme, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce to low heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in the catfish; bring to a boil again. Reduce to low heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes, until the fish flakes easily when prodded with a fork. Discard the bay leaves and orange peel.