Title: Thai-Inspired Fish And Pumpkin Soup
Categories: 2bl
Yield: 1 servings

1 tb Light vegetable oil
1 sm Onion; peeled and finely
; chopped
2 Cloves garlic; crushed
1 ts Grated fresh ginger
1/2 ts Dried chilli flakes; up to 1
1/2 ts Ground turmeric
750 g Pumpkin; peeled and cut into
; 3 cm chunks
1 1/2 c Fish stock; (or 375 g pkt)
1 150 gram can coconut milk
1 Kaffir lime leaf; (fresh or
-dried)
1 500 gram thick fish fillets;
-(ling, sea perch)
6 Green shallots; (spring
-onions),
; trimmed and
; shredded
2 ts Fish sauce
1 tb Fresh lime or lemon juice
100 g Small button mushrooms;
-finely sliced
Fresh coriander or mint to
-garnish

Put oil into a large saucepan with onion and cook for five minutes over a
low heat. Add garlic, ginger, chilli flakes, turmeric then cook for a
minute or so longer. Add pumpkin, fish stock, coconut milk and the kaffir
lime leaf, then simmer until pumpkin is tender, about 15 minutes. Cut the
skinned fish into suitable sized chunks, add to the soup and simmer for
about 5 minutes or until fish is cooked, adding more water if necessary
then add shallots, fish sauce, lime or lemon juice and sliced mushrooms.
Cook for a minute or so longer. Taste and add a little salt if necessary.
Serve hot in large deep bowls garnished with coriander or mint. Serves 4

Note. If fresh kaffir lime leaves are available, slice one leaf into very
fine needle-like shreds then scatter some over each serve.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1180 Calories (kcal); 50g Total Fat; (38% calories from fat);
103g Protein; 76g Carbohydrate; 240mg Cholesterol; 659mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 12 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 8 Fat;
1/2 Other Carbohydrates

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.