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Bella’s Spicy Fish and Brown Rice Soup

Bella’s Spicy Fish and Brown Rice Soup

This easy fish soup can be made in a flash. It is spicy and great to have on a cold night.

  • Serves: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

    30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
    2 small onions, diced
    4 cloves garlic, crushed
    2 large carrots, diced
    4 celery stalks, diced
    30 ml (2 tbsp) harissa paste
    5 ml (1 tsp) freshly ground cumin
    5 ml (1 tsp) freshly ground coriander
    7 ml (1 ½ tsp) caraway seeds
    500 g firm white fish chunks
    4-5 cups water
    3/4 cup Spekko Saman Brown Rice
    Salt and black pepper to taste.

    For the creamed feta paste

    100 g feta, broken into large chunks
    65 ml (1/4 cup) crème fraîche
    250 ml (1 cup) fresh coriander leaves, coarsely chopped
    125 ml (1/2 cup) mint leaves
    Pinch of salt

Method

    1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
    2. Add the onions and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time, until translucent.
    3. Add the garlic, carrots, and celery and continue cooking for another 8 minutes.
    4. Add the harissa, cumin, coriander, and caraway seeds and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring well.
    5. Gently flash fry the fish and add to mixture–you don’t want to break down the chunks — along with most of the salt and plenty of black pepper.
    6. Add most of the water and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
    7. Meanwhile cook the rice according to the instructions on the pack.
    8. To make the feta paste, put the feta, crème fraîche, coriander, mint, and salt in the bowl and blitz for a couple of minutes, until creamy.
    9. Before serving, add the rice to the soup and bring to a gentle simmer. Divide the soup among bowls, add a spoonful of feta paste to each bowl, top with some herbs, and serve.