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Bajan Fish Broth with Sweet Potato and Lime

40 min Serves 4 ~182 kcal/serving ~£7.80 (£1.95/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 400 g white fish fillets (such as pollock)
  • 300 g sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 1 onion
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 lime
  • 1 scotch bonnet chilli

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
182 kcal
Protein
20.8 g
Carbohydrate
19.7 g
of which sugars
8.9 g
Fat
1.1 g
of which saturates
0.2 g
Fibre
4.6 g
Salt
0.37 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Put the sliced onion, carrots, thyme sprigs and the whole scotch bonnet chilli into a pot with 1 litre water and bring to the boil.

  2. 2

    Add the sweet potato and simmer for 15 minutes until almost tender.

  3. 3

    Cut the fish into chunks and add to the pot, simmering gently for 6-8 minutes until it flakes easily and is cooked through.

  4. 4

    Lift out the scotch bonnet and thyme sprigs.

  5. 5

    Squeeze in the lime juice and ladle the broth into bowls.

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