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Name: Broudou bil hout (Fish soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: North African,Tunisian
Ingredients: 2 kg mixed fish and seafood, skinned, boned, peeled etc and cut into small pieces, if necessary; 4 onions, roughly chopped; 75 ml olive oil; 1 large green pepper, deseeded and chopped; 1 large red pepper, deseeded and chopped; Garlic, to taste, peeled and findly diced; 3 litres fish stock, water or court bouillon; 4 large potatoes, cut into smallish chunks; 2 bulbs fennel, with leaves, diced; Salt, to taste; Large pinch saffron, pounded; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons harissa, or to taste; 2 preserved lemons, finely chopped; 8 Tomatoes, peeledtomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 large bunch parsley, finely chopped; 1 large bunch coriander leaves, finely chopped
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<!-- /seo -->This mixed [[Fish|fish]] [[Soup|soup]] from Tunisia is more like a [[Stew|stew]], so could also be served as a [[Main course|main course]].
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|TotalCalories = 6658
|PortionCalories = 1109
|DatePublished=18th January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|Servings = Serves 6 to 12
 |Difficulty = 2
 |TotalTime = 1 hour 15 minutes
 |PrepTime = 15 minutes
 |CookTime = 1 hour
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''<span class="reviewTitle">Quite spicy</span>''

<span style="line-height:180%"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="reviewScore">4</span>/5</span>

<span class="reviewDesc">This was almost like a curry soup</span>

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{{RecipeIngredients
| 2 kg mixed [[Fish and seafood|fish and seafood]], skinned, boned, peeled etc and cut into small pieces, if necessary
| 4 [[Onions|onions]], roughly chopped
| 75 ml [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| 1 large [[Green pepper|green pepper]], deseeded and chopped
| 1 large [[Red pepper|red pepper]], deseeded and chopped
| [[Garlic]], to taste, peeled and findly [[Diced|diced]]
| 3 [[Litres|litres]] [[Fish stock|fish stock]], water or [[Court bouillon|court bouillon]]
| 4 large [[Potatoes|potatoes]], cut into smallish chunks
| 2 bulbs [[Fennel|fennel]], with leaves, [[Diced|diced]]
| [[Salt]], to taste
| Large pinch [[Saffron|saffron]], pounded
| 1 teaspoon [[Ground cumin|ground cumin]]
| 1 teaspoon [[Ground cinnamon|ground cinnamon]]
| 2 teaspoons [[Harissa|harissa]], or to taste
| 2 [[Preserved lemons|preserved lemons]], finely chopped
| 8 [[Tomatoes, peeled|tomatoes, peeled]] and chopped
| 1 large bunch [[Parsley|parsley]], finely chopped
| 1 large bunch [[Coriander leaves|coriander leaves]], finely chopped
}}
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Heat the [[Oil|oil]] in a large pan and [[Fry|fry]] the [[Onions|onions]] until soft.
| Add the [[Peppers|peppers]] and [[Garlic|garlic]] and when the peppers are soft, add the [[Fish stock|fish stock]], water or [[Court bouillon|court bouillon]].
| Stir in the [[Potatoes|potatoes]], [[Salt|salt]], [[Saffron|saffron]], [[Cumin|cumin]], [[Cinnamon|cinnamon]], [[Harissa|harissa]] and [[Preserved lemons|preserved lemons]] and [[Simmer|simmer]], covered, for about 30 minutes.
| Add the [[Fish|fish]], [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]] and [[Herbs|herbs]] and add further liquid if necessary and cook for a few minutes until the fish is done.
}}
===Serving suggestions===
Serve with [[Bread|bread]].
===Variations===
You can also add 2 tablespoons of [[Capers|capers]], 2 tablespoons of [[Caraway seeds|caraway seeds]] and/or 1 teaspoon [[Ground coriander|ground coriander]].  Use the [[Juice|juice]] of 1&frac12; [[Lemons|lemons]] instead of the [[Preserved lemons|preserved lemons]] and if you do not have any [[Harissa|harissa]], substitute it with 1 teaspoon [[Paprika|paprika]] and &frac12; teaspoon [[Cayenne pepper]].
===Chef's notes===
Use a mixture of firm [[Fish|fish]], eg [[Monkfish|monkfish]], [[Gurnard|gurnard]], [[Bream|bream]] or [[Bass|bass]] and some delicate fish, eg whiting, [[Cod|cod]] or [[Haddock|haddock]], together with small whole fish, [[Eel|eel]] chunks, [[Squid|squid]], [[Prawns|prawns]] or [[Crabmeat|crabmeat]].
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