Fish and Plantain Soup

This is a wonderful recipe inspired by a traditional Columbian plantain soup with the addition of fish, to add lean protein with the vegetables, it makes a complete meal.

Ingredients:

• 1 big plantain
• 1/2 red onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• salt and pepper
• fish stock and one cube veg stock
• cumin
• 1 tomato
• some frozen Italian beans
• tomato paste
• 1/2 green pepper
• 2 fillets of any desired fish halibut would work well.

1. saute onions, garlic, green pepper, in olive oil, add cumin powder
2. then add tomato, and stock, about 1 liter and a little tomato paste.
3. Add uncooked pieces of fish, beans and cubed plantain, and simmer for 20 min.
4. remove a little of the soup with quite a bit of the plantain and blend, to thicken the soup.
5. Simmer for another 10 min and garnish with cilantro