Good Evening all. Well, well, well, I am so happy with the outcome of this soup recipe I made tonight :) It was melt in your mouth perfect! The only thing I can tell you is that it just took a few minutes to cut everything up to prepare for it.... kinda likke a stir fry thing, but if it's all cut up and ready to go it's such a breeze.
So here it is...PLEASE please try it...I guarantee you will amour it! Especially if you have company over. OMG you will get many yums and your guests will have very happy tummies. So what's better than that! ok...sorry...I just liked this one alot!!! :)
Go...see it!
Here are your what you'll need for: Fisherman's Soup (serves 4)
6 slices of Bacon (cut into strips)
1 T. butter
1 Lg. onion chopped
1 garlic clove minced
1 T. chopped parsley
1 t. fresh thyme or 1/2 dried
3 cups fresh tomatoes, seeded & chopped
2/3 cup dry vermouth or white wine (I used Chardonnay)
2 cups fish stock (I bought kinda fancy fish stock that was frozen...)
2 cups diced potatoes (I used small Yukon golds)
2 lbs. skinless, white fish fillets, cut in large chunks. (I bought Halibut, Sea Bass and some medium size Prawns---it's a total of 2lb. not two pounds of each :)
It was excellent with the fish mentioned above... (please don't get cheapy cod or snapper) use the halibut and sea bass-- it's the texture of that particular fish that just melts in your mouth. Actually the prawns (which I added, but the recipe didn't call for) didn't fit in well. I probably won't use them next time. Oh, Salt & Pepper to taste... and fresh parsley (for garnish) are the last few ingredients.
Cook the bacon til it's just brown (NOT crisp) then drain the whole mess on some paper towel (leave a little bacon grease in the pan, but not a ton. Melt the 1 T. butter in the pan and throw in the chopped onion and cook stirring for about 3-5 mins. til' soft. Add in the thyme, parsley & minced garlic.
Pour yourself some more wine...fix your hair...put on lip gloss. :) You guys can just stand there stirring looking manly...and compliment the little lady if she happens to walk by :)
Add the tomatoes, wine & fish stock, and bring to a boil...then lower the heat and cover for 15 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook an additional 10-12 minutes Stir a titch, and cover again.
Add the chunks of fish and the bacon . Simmer for 5 minutes uncovered or until the fish is cooked. (kinda lighly mix it up as it cooks...but not alot ok? otherwise the tender fish breaks up) Add a little salt & fresh ground black pepper and serve at once!
That's it! I forgot that I bought some French bread to go with this soup tonight :( ---but YOU don't you forget ok? I guess I'll have toast for tomorrow?
Night all! ...going to bed early.
Cheers!
Lo**
I smell the aroma wafting directly over to Woodland. Yummmmmmmie!
I love your pretty pea pod plate.
Thanks, Lori,
-liljif
Posted by: liljiffy on April 19, 2004 09:48 PMLoLo,
Wow, it is 7:30am, and that soup looks soooo good to me. That is a good sign for me when a fish soup could be eaten for breakfast. I will have to try that out. I wonder if I can find all the ingredients. If not, I will print this recipe out and make it in a few months!
~Care
Posted by: Carrie on April 19, 2004 10:34 PMG'night, Lolo!
Posted by: dan on April 19, 2004 10:45 PMThat looks and sounds divine Lo! Mom brought me sea bass dish today which I ate for dinner so I sort of had same thing with you ;)
Ahh bet you're sound asleep! goodnight...
Posted by: erikie parikie on April 19, 2004 11:22 PMYes, me too, I love your dish!!
And that recipe sounds like a keeper!!
Could ya put some Weilks in there???? Hahahaha
I am referring to the picture I sent to ya........
The whole fish soup thing scared me, but JEEZ this looks yummy!! I'm going to try this soon. Thanks for sharin and taking all those pics while you were cookin' Lo!!
Posted by: Leanne on April 20, 2004 04:59 AMThat recipe does look Yummie! Thank goodness I don't have to do the lip gloss thing...I'll settle for the manly stirring. :) I will be adding this to other Lolo recipes I have yet to make.
-Joe
Posted by: Joe on April 20, 2004 08:14 AMI just read through my recipe this morning and forgot to tell you when to add the garlic, parsley and thyme. (You do that after the onions have cooked and are soft) ok? sorry about that... You could probably figure that out for yourself, but I've added it the text now.
Glad it looks good to you all. :)
-Lo**
Posted by: Lo on April 20, 2004 08:51 AM