Ingredients to make Latin Man Soup:
- 4 ripe coconuts
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 finely chopped red bell pepper (AJI)
- 2 cloves of garlic minced very fine
- 3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 2 ripe seedless tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup of parsley; fresh smooth, very finely chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 cup light coconut milk (you can use canned coconut milk)
- 5 cups of fish broth or 4 cups of bottled clam juice. a cup of water)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 green plantain (male) peeled and chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup precooked crab meat
- 16 small clams or mussels, washed
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined (you can use frozen ones)
- 2 pounds of sea bass fillet (bass, sea bass) or fresh cod.
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (fresh breadcrumbs, toasted)
- Salt
- ground black pepper
- 2 sachets of colored seasoning
How to make Latin Man Soup:
- Pry open the holes in the coconuts with a screwdriver and pour the coconut water into a measuring cup and set aside.
- You should give 2 cups of coconut water.
- Heat oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add onion, red bell pepper, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes.
- Fry for 5 minutes or until the onion is soft and translucent but not brown.
- Increase the heat to medium-high and add the tomato and 1/4 cup of the parsley and the two packets of colored seasoning.
- Fry for 3 minutes Add the tomato paste and fry for 3 minutes.
- Add the water and coconut milk, fish broth or almond juice and water, bay leaf, and banana.
- Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the cup of crabs and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the clams or mussels and cook for 5 minutes. Add the shredded and washed shrimp, fish or cod, and the breadcrumbs.
- Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes or until plantain is soft and broth has thickened slightly.
- Discard any clams or mussels that are still closed or broken.
- Add the remaining 1/4 cup of parsley and boil for one minute.
- Season with more salt and pepper if desired.
- This recipe is for those Latinos who work a lot and to recharge their body.
