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Fish broth (brodo di pesce)

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Categories: Fish, Italian, Seafood, Soups & Stews, Western European
Yield: 2
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Ingredients:
2 medOnions
2 medLeeks
2 tbspOlive oil
1 lbsHeads and bones from red
-snapper, rockfish, cod
Flounder, porgy, or sea bass
1 tbspTomato paste
Salt to taste
2 quartBoiling water
1 Celery stalk
2 Sprigs fresh thyme (or 1 tsp
-dried)
Procedures:
1Preparation: peel and coarsley chop the onions.
2Rinse leeks, remove green tops, and reserve white parts for another use.
3cooking: heat oil in a 6-quart soup kettle.
4Add onions and saute over medium-high heat until softened, about 2 minutes.
5Add fish heads and bones and saute until golden, about 5 minutes.
6Stir in salt and tomato paste.
7Add the boiling water to the soup kettle.
8Cut the celery stalk in half and add it to the soup along with the thyme and leek greens.
9Simmer for 25 minutes.
10Strain broth through a fine sieve and return it to the soup kettle; set aside.
11(can cool, cover, and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month).
12makes 2 quarts
13[cooks; jan/feb 1989]
 
 
 
 

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