Rich’s Sopa De Mariscos (mexican Seafood Soup)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 2 anaheim chilies, seeded, deveined and cut into strips
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, and deveined and minced
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 lb fish, cut into small pieces (any ocean fish will do -- snapper, haddock, flounder, etc. you can also use shrimp or a combin)
• 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 6 tablespoons lime juice (about 1-1/2 limes)
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• water

Recipe

• 1 with a mortar and pestle (or molcajete if you have one!), crush cumin seed. add chopped garlic and chopped jalapeño and crush into a paste. add a little water to free the spices.
• 2 add olive oil to a heavy-bottom cooking pot or dutch oven. saute onions. add tomatoes and peppers and continuing sauteing until tender.
• 3 add all the rest of the ingredients except seafood and cilantro. bring to full boil, cover, and simmer gently for 40 minutes.
• 4 add fish and cilantro, and gently simmer an additional 15-20 minutes. serve hot with chips and salsa.