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Kapenta Soup

Kapenta Soup

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 stalks celery chopped
  • 2 carrots chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 cups fish stock
  • 2 potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 1 cup crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cups dry kapenta

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add celery, carrots, onion, green pepper, and garlic. Sauté about 8 minutes.
  2. Add fish stock, potatoes, tomatoes, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and ground black pepper. Simmer until potatoes are tender, stir often for about 30 minutes.
  3. Soak kapenta in boiling water. and Leave for about 5 minutes. Drain the water and add fish to the broth. Simmer until kapenta is tender, about 10 minutes.