Soup
Congolese fish soup
- Preparation time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
Ingredients
4 servings
- White fish fillet — to buy600 g
- Tomato — to buy2
- Onion — to buy1
- Garlic — to buy2 cloves
- Feuille de laurier — to buy2 leaves
- Chili pepper — to buy1
- Lemon — to buy1
- Neutral oil — to buy1 tbsp
Preparation
Scale and cut the fish into pieces, rinse and set aside.
Heat a splash of oil in a pot, sauté the sliced onion and garlic for 3 minutes.
Add the diced tomato and let it stew 6 minutes until it releases its juice.
Pour in 1 L of water, add the bay leaves and the chili, bring to a boil then simmer 10 minutes so the flavours infuse.
Gently lower the fish pieces into the simmering broth and poach 8-10 minutes without stirring hard.
Squeeze the lemon just before serving, adjust the salt and serve piping hot.