Culinary Experiment #137
A dish consisting of leftovers and pantry staples, still quite good. By my standards this is a pretty easy/simple prep, but by the laws of Jeff, this is complicated as it has more than 7 ingredients. You be the judge.
4 cups basic Dashi (boil water, remove from heat. add bonito flakes, after 10sec, strain through paper towels)
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 white or gold potato, diced
1/2 small can diced tomatoes, drained (fresh would be better, but that's what I had at the time)
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup white wine (chardonnay in this case)
1/2 package frozen corn
4-5 stems saffron
1/2-1 lb leftover tilapia, chopped (or any cooked whitefish. Again, it's what I had at the time)
3 good grinds of black pepper
1 T dried parsley (or 1/4 Cup fresh chopped)
2 T butter
SALT
melt butter, sweat onion, carrot, and celery until semi-soft (that means WITH salt!).
Turn heat to medium, add tomatoes, stir.
add wine, bay leaves, oregano, black pepper, stir.
add potatoes, dashi, stir, cover and simmer (not boil) until potatoes are cooked through.
add corn, saffron, cover until corn is heated through and soup is back to a simmer.
add fish, parsley, cover until heated through. Salt & pepper to taste
Serve with fresh biscuits or french bread.