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Cacciucco
Livorno
(Seafood soup delights)
Cooking time 20 minutes
Serve 6
Ingredients
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Cacciucco
Livorno
(Seafood soup delights)
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Method
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Fry garlic and red pepper till garlic is fragrant.
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Add shrimps and squids, cover and simmer
for 10 minutes.
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Pour in wine and cook till it evaporates.
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Add tomato puree, lemon rind, stock, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5
minutes.
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Add cod, halibut and scallops.
Simmer till fish are done.
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Serve hot with bread.
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Chili tomato soup
Cooking time 9 minutes, serve 4
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Ingredients (A) Spices |
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Other ingredients |
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2 cm cinnamon stick
5 cloves
5 cardamoms
2 tsp fennel
½ tsp ground
turmeric
½ tsp ground
cumin
1 tsp chicken
curry powder |
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2 onions, sliced
6 cups water
400 g tomatoes,
sliced thinly
1 red chili, sliced
2 pips garlic, sliced
3 slices ginger
chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste |
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Garnishing:
1 tsp each of diced spring onion, chopped
Chinese parsley, and chopped coriander leaves
Method
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Heat oil. Fry all spices over medium
fire for 3 minutes.
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Add onion slices and stir fry for 1 minute.
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Add the rest, except for the garnishing.
Bring to boil, turn fire to
low and simmer
for 5 minutes.
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Garnish and serve hot.
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Chili tomato soup |
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Thai tomyam soup
Cooking time 12 minutes, serve 5
Ingredients
- 400 g fresh prawns, sliced half
lengthwise
- 4 limes squeezed for juice
- 1000 ml water
- 4
kaffir lime leaves
- 4 stalks
lemon grass, squashed
- 2 long celery, cut into pieces
of 1 cm
- 2 tomatoes, wedged
- roots of 2 stalks of Chinese celery
- 5 - 10
birdseye chili, uncut
- 2 big onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp chili oil
- sugar, salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce or
soy sauce
- 4 birdseye chili, celery leaves and
kaffir
leaves, all chopped, for garnishing
Method
- Except for prawns and limes,
boil everything in a pot for 10 minutes
to bring out the fragrance and the hotness of chili.
- Add prawns and bring
to boil for 1 minute. Ensure the prawns
are not over-cooked. Add lime juice. Add in sugar, salt, pepper and
Thai fish sauce.
- Garnish and serve hot to feel the 'kick'
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sssSSH...Grandma
said: To get the authentic taste of tomyam, roots of celery, and
celery stem must be used.
Alternative: Can be used as a soup
base for tomyam with
flat rice vermicelli.
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Thai tomyam soup
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| Thai tomyam soup with noodle |
Soup for health
Soup
for the diet-conscious
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Soup, hot and
spicy 1
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4
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