Sela and Taufa’s Tongan Fish and Bean soup
Team Tonga
INGREDIENTS
200 grams fish bones
1 tbsp virgin coconut oil
1 inch ginger, whole
4 cloves garlic
5 cups water
5 lemongrass leaves
1 onion, sliced
2 kumala, diced
1 yam, diced
12 long beans, cut into 6 cm pieces
4 leaves spinach, climbing spinach (shredded)
100 grams walu or other firm fish
1 cup coconut cream
Seasoning
Chilli (to taste)
METHOD
- Boil fish bones, coconut oil, ginger, garlic, and lemongrass in water
- Simmer for 10 minutes
- Strain then keep fish stock
- Boil kumala and yam in fish stock for 10 minutes
- Add beans for 2 mins
- Then add fish for 1 minute
- Add spinach to pot for 30 seconds
- Finally add coconut cream and bring to boil again
- Then remove from heat
- Season and add chilli to taste
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