Best Jamaican Seafood Soup Recipes

SOPA DE MARISCOS (SEAFOOD SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add carrots, corn, and celery and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, ancho chili, chili powder, and cumin and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place clams and mussels in a bowl of cold water to filter out sand.
• Drain clams and mussels; add to the soup. Stir in cod and shrimp. Cover and boil until cod is white and flaky, mussels and clams are open, and shrimp is pink, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately, topped with cilantro and avocado.

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.

SPICY JAMAICAN SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the vegetables for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the jamaican jerk seasoning and the shrimp.
• Blend the cornstarch with the stock and add to the pan. Bring to the boil, stirring.

SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and green pepper; cook and stir until tender. Add carrots and garlic; cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes, wine and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes., Stir in salmon, shrimp and parsley. Cook, covered, 7-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork and shrimp turn pink. Discard bay leaf.

JAMAICAN SHRIMP PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine okra, spinach, green pepper, minced onion, salt, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, minced garlic, red pepper and chicken stock in large stockpot. Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and coconut milk.
• Simmer until shrimp are cooked, about 5 minutes.
• Serve garnished with lime slices.

JAMAICAN SEAFOOD SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the bacon until lightly crisped. Add the onions, celery and leeks and cook over medium-low heat until translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the brown sugar and cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in the jerk seasoning and cayenne. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute, then add the fish stock and tomatoes. Bring just to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Add the tarragon and salt to taste; cover to keep hot. Heat the butter in a medium skillet, add the shrimp and fish and cook over medium heat until just opaque through. Add the crab and stir gently until heated. Distribute the seafood among shallow soup bowls. Ladle the hot soup base over and garnish with croutons and green onions, if desired. This recipe yields 2 to 4 servings. Jerk seasoning -- a quintessential element of Jamaican cooking -- is becoming more commonly available throughout the country. Look for it in the gourmet spice section of the supermarket or in specialty shops.