Sopa Leao Velloso

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Title: SOPA LEAO VELLOSO
Categories: Soups
Yield: 8 servings

1 Grouper (4 lb)
1 lb Shrimps in shell
1 ds Salt
1 Bouquet Garni
24 Mussels or clams in shell
1/4 c Olive oil
3/4 c Green onions, chopped
3 Garlic cloves, crushed
4 Tomatoes, peeled, chopped
1 tb Fresh chopped coriander
1 c Fresh chopped parsley
1 ds Cayenne Pepper
1 lb Crab meat
1 lb Lobster meat
1 ds Ground Pepper

The bouquet garni is made with a celery stalk tied
with whole peppercorns, cloves and parsley.
Cut head from grouper. Slice fish into 1 inch steaks
and set aside. Place fish head in a large pot of cold
water. Add salt and bring water to a boil, then add
bouquet garni. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Discard fish head and bouquet garni, reserving edible
parts of fish head. Using fish stock, cook shrimps in
their shells for 10 minutes or until they turn pink.
Remove, discard shells and black veins, and reserve.
Using the same stock, heat mussels or clams in their
shell for 5 minutes or until shell open. Remove from
stock, remove seafood from shells, and reserve seafood.
Strain stock to remove any sand or shell particles.
Use a little of the oil to saute onions, garlic,
tomatoes, coriander, parsley and cayenne pepper just
until vegetables soften, then add mixture to fish
stock. Heat remaining oil and gently fry grouper
steaks. remove skin and bones, break grouper into
pieces and add to stock mixture along with crab,
lobster, shrimp, mussels and edible part of grouper
head. Norma Hernandez specializes in the cuisines of
her native Brazil, plus Mexican and Creole-Cajun
cooking at her Restaurant Nega Fulo. From The Gazette,
91/01/30.

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