Red Pepper And Snapper Soup Recipes

RED PEPPER AND SNAPPER SOUP RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• 1. Thaw fish, if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry. Cut fish into 1-inch pieces; set aside. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven heat oil over medium heat. Add sweet peppers and shallots or onions; cook for 5 minutes. Carefully add 1 can of the broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until peppers are very tender. Remove from heat; cool slightly. 2. Pour half of the sweet pepper mixture into a blender container. Cover and blend until nearly smooth. Pour into a medium bowl. Repeat with remaining pepper mixture. Return all to saucepan or Dutch oven. Add remaining chicken broth, the salt, black pepper, and ground red pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Add fish to broth mixture. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, stirring once or twice. Stir in snipped parsley. If desired, garnish soup with parsley sprigs. Makes 5 servings.

RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute red peppers, carrots, onions, celery and garlic in oil until tender. , Stir in the broth, rice, thyme, salt, pepper and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the vegetables and rice are tender. , Cool for 30 minutes. Puree in small batches in a blender; return to pan. Add red pepper flakes; heat through.

BOOKBINDER RED SNAPPER SOUP

Steps:

• To make soup base, heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add carrots, celery, garlic, onion, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper; cook, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in peppercorns, bay leaf, tomato paste, thyme, rosemary, and cilantro; cook 2 minutes and add 7 cups of the vegetable broth; heat to boil.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan; add flour and cornstarch, cook, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in remaining 1 cup broth until mixture is smooth; add mixture to soup base; cover and simmer over medium-low heat 20 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth; discard solids and return broth to pot.
• To make snapper, heat water to boil in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat; add onions and celery; blanch until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and add to broth.
• Boil fish in the same water until cooked through.
• Remove fish from water; flake very finely with a fork.
• Stir snapper and sherry, if desired, into soup base; heat through.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Set the oven to broil, and preheat for 5 minutes.
• Place the red bell pepper quarters skin-side up on a broiler pan or baking sheet. Broil until the skins have blackened, then place them in a brown paper bag, or in a covered bowl and allow them to steam for approximately 10 minutes to loosen the skins.
• Once the skins have loosened, peel them off and discard. Coarsely chop the peeled, roasted peppers, and place into a large saucepan along with the chicken broth and chopped potato. Bring to a boil over high heat, then add the half-and-half, salt, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and basil. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Once the potatoes have softened, puree the soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Pour the pureed soup into another saucepan and stir in the crab. Heat over medium heat to warm through, about 5 minutes.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, and mix in the olive oil. Saute the onion, carrot, and celery for about 5 minutes, until onion is lightly browned. Stir in the garlic, and continue to cook 1 minute. Mix in the flour. Whisk in the chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Place the potatoes in the pot, reduce heat to low, and cook 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
• Mix the half-and-half into the pot. Stir in the roasted red peppers. Season with thyme, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking until heated through.

RED SNAPPER WITH SWEET AND HOT PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat one tablespoon of the oil in a heavy saucepan. Add the red peppers, green chili and onion and saute over low heat until soft, but not brown. Stir in the garlic, cook a few seconds longer, then add the water. Allow to simmer about 20 minutes, until the peppers are very tender.
• Meanwhile, preheat a grill or broiler and oil the rack. Mix the lime juice with two tablespoons of the olive oil and brush over the fish. Allow to marinate until ready to cook the fish.
• When the peppers are tender, puree the contents of the saucepan in a food processor or blender. Season with the paprika and to taste with salt and pepper. Stir the last tablespoon of the olive oil. Return to saucepan and simmer, then cover to keep warm.
• To grill the fish, place the fish on the grill skin side up. Cook about six minutes, until the fish is lightly seared. Using a large spatula, turn the fish, cook very briefly on the other side, then transfer to warm plates. To broil the fish, broil it skin side down until the fish is cooked through and lightly seared, six to eight minutes. Do not turn it. Transfer the fish to a warm plate.
• To serve, spoon some of the pepper sauce over and around the fish and garnish with coriander.

RED SNAPPER AND STAR FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy kettle, heat the oil over high heat and add the shrimp shells. Cook, tossing continually, for 2 minutes. Add the shallots, ginger and garlic and continue to cook for 3 more minutes, or until the shells are lightly browned. Add 10 cups of water, the tomatoes, lemongrass and chilies and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced to 5 cups, about 1 hour.
• Strain the broth, pressing down on the shells to extract as much liquid as possible. Return the broth to the pot and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• When ready to serve, bring the broth back to a simmer. Add the star fruits and red snapper. Lightly squeeze the lime over the soup and then drop it into the pot. Simmer for 2 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through. Remove from the heat and serve immediately, garnished with cilantro leaves.

RED SNAPPER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut leek crosswise into 1/2-inch slices and in a bowl soak in water to cover, agitating occasionally to dislodge any sand, 5 minutes. Lift leek out of water and drain in a colander.
• In a bowl toss snapper gently with salt and chill, covered.
• In a saucepan cook leek with salt to taste in oil over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, coriander, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Peel potato and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. To leek add potato, tomatoes with juice, the 1 1/4 cups water, orange juice, and bouillon cube, stirring and crushing tomatoes against side of pan, and simmer until potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in snapper, parsley, zest, and salt to taste and cook until snapper is opaque, about 5 minutes.