Maltese Fish Soup (Aljotta)

Ingredients:

800 g small fish

Pepper and salt

1 medium onion

Bay leaf

Clove of garlic

Mint, fresh if available

2 tablespoons oil

Lemon

3.5 oz. rice

6 tomatoes

Cooking Instructions:

Mince the onion and the clove and fry in the oil till soft. Peel and cube the tomatoes. Add to the onions. Add the herbs and enough water to make the soup. Wait until the mixture boils and then add the fish. Cook slowly until the fish is cooked. Strain the whole mixture making sure to squeeze all the juice out of the fish and the herbs. Put the strained liquid back on the stove and add the rice. Cook until the rice is soft. Add a few drops of lemon and serve hot.

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