Seafood Medley Soup
You can add tomato paste or fresh tomatoes to the soup. I mostly eat seafood medley pickled, so I decided to try it cooked. I wouldn't recommend using squid here — it can turn very tough. If you want to add it, it's best to do so right at the very end, 1–2 minutes before the soup is done.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Gather the ingredients. To make seafood medley soup, you'll need: water, a frozen seafood medley, potatoes, carrots, an onion, fish seasoning, ground black pepper, and salt.
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Step 2:
Peel the potatoes, onion, and carrots.
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Step 3:
Put the whole vegetables in a pot. Add 2 liters of water.
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Step 4:
Set it over the heat. As soon as the water boils, add the fish seasoning and salt. Cook until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
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Step 5:
Discard the onion, and take the carrots and potatoes out of the broth onto a plate. Let them cool, then cut them into small pieces.
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Step 6:
Strain the broth and return it to the heat. Add the seafood medley to the boiling broth, bring the soup back to a boil, and cook for about 15 minutes.
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Step 7:
Add the cooked potatoes and carrots. Stir.
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Step 8:
Let the soup rest, covered, for about 15 minutes.
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Step 9:
Then ladle it into bowls. Enjoy!
- A frozen seafood medley can be described as an assortment of seafood. The mix of ingredients varies from one producer to another. It may include crustaceans, bivalves, cephalopods, and even echinoderms. Most often the mix consists of squid, shrimp, octopus, and mussels. This soup comes out very low in calories thanks to the lack of extra carbs and fat — exactly what seafood is prized for. Seafood contains amino acids, the fat-soluble vitamins A, E, D, and PP, and plenty of trace elements that benefit the endocrine glands and the metabolism. The sea creatures in this product are considered clean (despite the general pollution of the world's oceans). Compared with animals raised by people for food, they aren't pumped full of hormones and antibiotics. Seafood contains the very beneficial amino acid taurine, which helps normalize blood pressure and blood sugar. A seafood medley is a treasure trove of iodine, which is essential for people with thyroid conditions. The fat in seafood is healthier than animal fat — eating it helps normalize the body's fat metabolism and slows the progression of atherosclerosis.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- Ripe potatoes - 80 kcal/100g
- Baked potatoes - 70 kcal/100g
- Mashed potatoes - 380 kcal/100g
- Boiled potatoes - 82 kcal/100g
- Potatoes in their skins - 74 kcal/100g
- Fried potatoes - 192 kcal/100g
- Carrots - 33 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots - 275 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots - 25 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Dried spices - 240 kcal/100g
