Fish Soup/stew With Vegetables

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs fish, firm, and diced
• 1 tablespoon oil (optional if bacon has enough fat)
• 1 cup bacon, diced (or more)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped (capsicum)
• 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped (capsicum)
• 1 cup celery, chopped (optional)
• 3 cups boiling water
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1/4-1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4-1 teaspoon basil
• 1/4-1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 -4 dashes tabasco sauce
• 3 cups tomato juice

Recipe

• 1 if necessary, thaw and/or skin fish. then dice into 1/2-1 inch pieces. set aside.
• 2 in a dutch oven or very large skillet, fry bacon in heated oil until lightly browned.
• 3 add onion, bell peppers and celery, and fry until softened.
• 4 add water, potatoes, seasonings and fish.
• 5 cook for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• 6 if your fish will cook very quickly, you can wait to add it with the tomato juice.
• 7 add tomato juice and heat through.