Whole Fish Soup Ii Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, saute shallots and garlic until tender. Add the tomatoes, broth, mixed vegetables, hash browns, seafood seasoning, sugar, allspice, cayenne and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Add halibut; simmer 2-3 minutes longer or until fish turns opaque. Just before serving, discard bay leaves.

Steps:

• 1. Have fish cleaned and left whole. Make three light gashes in each side. Dry thoroughly with paper toweling dust lightly with cornstarch. Cut scallion stalk in 1-inch sections. Mince ginger root. 2. Heat oil. Add scallion and ginger and brown lightly. Remove and set aside. Heat remaining oil to smoking hot. Add fish and brown quickly on both sides. 3. Return scallion and ginger to pan with fish and add stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 minutes. 4. Add sherry, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes more. 5. Meanwhile, chop Chinese parsley, and mince remaining scallions. Then arrange in a long, deep serving bowl, with fish on top. Pour soup over and serve. VARIATION: * In step 2, instead of pan-frying, deep-fry fish to light golden and drain on paper toweling. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.