Portuguese Fisherman's Soup

Ingredients:

250 g/9 oz Mackerel Fillets

250 g/9 oz Whiting fillets

300 g/11 oz Hake fillets

3 tbsp Plain Flour

3 Large Onions, thinly sliced

2 Garlic Cloves, crushed

4 tbsp Olive Oil

1/2 tbsp Freshly chopped Fines Herbes

1/2 teasp Paprika

1 L/2 pts Fish stock

Salt and Black Pepper

4 Slices of French Bread

2 tbsp Lemon juice

Cooking Instructions:

Wipe the fish fillets and remove the skin. Cut flesh into neat pieces and toss in the flour. Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onions and garlic and fry over a moderate heat till golden. Add the fines herbs and paprika and mix well then add the fish and any excess flour and fry for 5 minutes, stirring. Gradually add the stock and bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Season, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, toast the bread on both sides and put into 4 individual warmed deep soup bowls. Stir the lemon juice into the soup and adjust the seasoning to taste. To serve - pour the soup over the toast and serve immediately.

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