Yield – 6 to 8 Persons
Cook Time – 1 hour
Marinating Time - 1 hour
Prep Time – 1 hour
Ingredients:
King Fish Steaks - 3lb
Washing of Fish:
Lime Juice – 4 tbsp
Water
Seasoning Ingredients:
Pimento Peppers – 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Fine Thyme – 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Garlic – 1 tbsp (peeled and finely chopped)
Chadon Beni – 3 tbsp (finely chopped)
Salt to taste
Black Pepper – 1 tsp
Other Ingredients for Soup:
Onion – 3 tbsp (cut into large cubes)
Water
Hot Pepper – 1
Ochro – 4 (whole)
Dasheen – 4oz (cut into large cubes)
Carrots – 4oz (cut into large cubes)
Potatoes – 4oz (cut into large cubes)
Pumpkin – 4oz (cut into large cubes)
Fine Thyme – 2 oz (finely chopped)
Pimento Peppers – 3tbsp (rough chopped)
Chadon Beni/Culantro – 3 tbsp (finely chopped)
Garlic – 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Butter – 4oz
Celery – 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Parsley – 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Chive – 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Fresh Lime Juice – 2oz
Salt
Black Pepper - 1 tbsp
Method:
Washing of Fish:
In a large bowl, add fish, water and lime juice.
Stir for 3 minutes and allow to soak for a further 5 minutes.
After soaking, rinse fish under running water for 3minutes.
Drain off excess liquid.
Seasoning of Fish:
In a large bowl add washed fish and all seasoning ingredients.
Mix thoroughly for 3 minutes.
Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour.
Cooking of Fish Broth:
Place Soup pot over medium heat.
Add potato, carrots, dasheen, pumpkin and just enough water to cover ingredients.
Cook until provisions are tender.
Add ochro, and all other seasonings allow to cook for 15 minutes.
Add more water if needed.
Add fish and allow to cook for 30 minutes.
Taste for salt and enjoy.
