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Brothy Tomato and Fish Soup With Lime

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This sour-salty soup was made for those late-season tomatoes on your countertop about to go bad. They get jammy while the fish poaches. And go ahead, add some greens. Use shrimp! This soup is flexible.

Ingredients

4 Servings

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 medium shallots, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 lemongrass stalks, bottom third only, tough outer layers removed, finely chopped
2 red or green Thai or serrano chiles,finely chopped
3 medium tomatoes (about 1 lb.), seeds removed, coarsely chopped
1¼ lb. skinless, boneless cod, haddock,or halibut, cut into 1½" pieces
Kosher salt
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp. (or more) fish sauce
⅓ cup coarsely chopped dill, cilantro, and/or basil
  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in a medium pot over medium. Add shallots, garlic, lemongrass, and chiles and cook, stirring occasionally, until aromatics start to soften but have not taken on any color, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, smashing and stirring, until tomatoes have burst and fallen apart and mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

    Step 2

    Pour 5 cups cold water into pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medi um-low so broth is at a bare simmer.

    Step 3

    Add fish to pot; season lightly with salt (you’ll finish soup with fish sauce). Cook until fish is opaque and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; add lime juice and fish sauce. Taste and season with more salt and/or fish sauce if needed. Stir in herbs and ladle into bowls.

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