Recipes

Tilapia Head Soup

Serves 4·Prep 20 mins·Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

For the Soup:
  • Tilapia heads and skeletons
  • Potatoes
  • Yuca (cassava)
  • Boniato (sweet potato)
  • Carrots
  • Zucchini
  • Sweet peppers (aji dulce)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Leek
  • Oil
  • Half a beer
Seasoning:
  • Lemon pepper
  • Salt
  • Adobo seasoning

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make the broth. In a large pot, add the tilapia heads and skeletons with enough water to cover them. Simmer until the fish softens and releases its flavor into the broth.

  2. 2

    Cook the vegetables. In another pot, cook the potatoes, yuca, boniato, carrots, and zucchini until tender.

  3. 3

    Saute the aromatics. In a pan, saute the onion, garlic, leek, aji dulce, and a little spicy pepper in oil until fragrant.

  4. 4

    Combine. Strain the fish broth if desired, then combine it with the cooked vegetables.

  5. 5

    Add the seasoning mixture. Add the sauteed seasoning mixture into the soup and stir well.

  6. 6

    Season. Season with lemon pepper, salt, and adobo to taste.

  7. 7

    Add the beer. Pour in half a beer and let everything simmer together for a few more minutes for extra depth of flavor.

  8. 8

    Serve. Serve hot and enjoy.