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Fast Fish Soup

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

1 spring onion, finely chopped

4 fat garlic cloves, crusher

3 celery sticks, finely chopped

1tsp saunf

1 red chilli, finely chopped

3tbsp olive oil

1/5 cup white wine

750g mixed fish such as sole and surmai, raw shelled prawns, mussels

4 medium tomatoes, chopped

3 small tejpatta

  1. Put the spring onion into a large pan and add the garlic, celery saunf, chilli and olive oil. Cook for 5 minutes
  2. Stir in 1 liter boiling water and white wine. bring to boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Cut the white fish into large chunks. Add to soup with the tomatoes and tejpatta. Continue to simmer gently until the fish has just turned opaque. Add the prawns; simmer for a minutes, then ass the mussels.
  4. As soon as all the mussels have opened (discard any that haven’t),season soup and ladle into bowls to serve.

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