Best Caribbean Style Grilled Seafood Soup Recipes

CARIBBEAN STEWED FISH

Steps:

• Rinse fish; carefully, drain, and pat dry with paper towels or a clean towel rub with lemon or lime.
• Place fish in a large bowl or saucepan then season with salt, garlic, ginger, thyme, white pepper and green seasoning.
• Mix fish with a spoon or with hands until they are well coated, set aside in the fridge and marinate for 30 minutes or overnight
• When ready to cook remove fish fridge, lightly shake off any marinate sticking out.
• In large skillet heat oil over medium heat, until hot, add the fish, cook each side- for about 2-3 minutes on both sides. Remove fish and set aside. Drain oil and leave about 3 or more tablespoons of oil, if using the same pan or heat oil in the medium saucepan.
• Then add onion, scotch bonnet pepper, garlic, green seasoning, thyme, bay leaf, sauté until onions are tender, about 2 minutes or more. Stir frequently to avoid any burns
• Add tomatoes continue stirring and let it simmer for about 5 minutes or more with about ½ cup stock or water or more as needed.
• Finally add bell pepper, green onions followed by fish one at time and more stock about ½ cup stock or water. Simmer for about 5 minutes or more. Adjust for seasonings and thickness of stew with stock or oil.
• Remove and serve with rice or fried plantains or any side dish

CARIBBEAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse fish with lemon juice; drain.
• Bring water to a boil in a large bowl. Add fish; simmer until soft, about 30 minutes. Strain fish, reserving broth. Let fish cool. Remove bones, trying to keep large pieces of fish intact.
• Bring broth to a boil. Add green bananas, pumpkin, potatoes, corn, carrots, okra, scallions, chile pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in fish. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove soup from heat and let stand before serving, about 30 minutes. Discard chile pepper.

CARIBBEAN GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Prepare your shrimp, and leave in the fridge until you're ready.
• Next, mix the rum, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, ground pepper, chopped basil, olive oil, garlic salt and juice from 2 of the limes.
• Using a chocolate grater, add the zest from the third lime to the mix.
• Use the juice from the last lime, and add that to the mix as well.
• Place your shrimp into the liquid, and leave for between 1 - 2 hours. (60 minutes seems to be the magic number for us, because after that, the rum is a little overpowering).
• Grill on a hot barbeque about 2-3 minutes each side, or until pink. The caramelisation is amazing!
• In absence of a barbeque, pan frying or broiling is good too.
• We serve on stir fried vegetables (using the juice from the mix) and pasta.
• ENJOY!

FISH SOUP, CARIBBEAN-STYLE

Steps:

• Wash the fish well to remove any traces of blood. Allow to marinate in the bain Antillais (see above) for one to two hours.
• Heat the oil in a stock pot. Quickly saute all the fish, bones and head (except fillets - reserve them in marinade until the end of the recipe). Add the carrots, leeks, giraumon, igname, turnips and tomatoes. Stir to coat with oil. Add two cups of water and the scallions, thyme, garlic, bay leaf and jalapenos. Simmer over medium heat until the fish is completely cooked and beginning to shred and the vegetables can be easily pierced with the tip of a knife. Strain the soup through a fine mesh. Put the vegetables and fish through a food mill with the fine grill in place. There should be three cups of puree and three cups of liquid (if not, add additional water). Add one cup of liquid to the puree. Stir the tomato concasse and white wine into the puree-liquid mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour the remaining liquid into a small saucepan. Bring quickly to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the reserved fish fillets. Cover and allow to steep for five minutes, or until just done. Meanwhile, heat the puree-liquid and ladle into bowls. Divide the fish between six bowls and serve immediately with crusty French bread.