Catfish Soup

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2010

Ingredients

• 2 cups dashi (fish broth or you can use chicken broth)
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced lemongrass
• 1 tablespoon julienned galangal or ginger
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves
• 1 habanero pepper, seeds removed and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 pound US farm-raised catfish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 14 ounces coconut milk

Directions

Bring the dashi to a simmer in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the lemongrass, galangal, cilantro, habanero, fish sauce and lime juice and bring the liquid to a simmer. Add the catfish and the coconut milk and cook until the fish is just cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, ladle into soup bowls and serve immediately
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