Fish Tea

Nothing takes the stresses away like a warm bowl of soup on a cold day. Something thing makes your insides feel warm and fuzzy. Normally when you hear the word tea you usually associate it having herbs or fruits. Well take your mind elsewhere and think about food. Fish tea is not only delicious but also healthy as well. Enjoy!!!





Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. whole fish, cleaned (Red Snapper and Doctor Fish are best)
• 4 cups water
• 4 green bananas (optional)
• 1 hot pepper (scotch bonnet ideally)
• 4 scallions (green onion)
• 5 sprigs of thyme
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 potatoes
• salt and pepper

Preparation:

1. Wash fish in water with lime juice.
2. Bring water to a boil in a large pot, add fish, then simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Chop bananas, scallions, garlic, and potatoes.
4. After 30 minutes of simmering, strain fish out of the water.
5. Put broth back into the pot adding all the chopped ingredients plus the pepper. Also add salt and pepper to taste. (Do not cut or chop pepper unless you want it a little spicy.)
6. When fish has cooled, separate the flesh from the bone.
7. Add fish into pot and simmer for another 30 minutes.
8. Serve hot with crackers.