Hawaiian Seafood Soup

==Description==
This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
===Ingredients===
* 2 med	onions
* 1 oz fresh ginger - (2" by 1")
* 3 x garlic cloves
* 2 x jalepenos
* 1 can	plum tomatoes - (16 oz)
* 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
* 1/2 cup cilantro leaves - (loosely packed) minced, leaving
* a few whole leaves for garnish
* 2 tbl	olive oil
* 2 tbl	fresh lemon juice
* 1 1/2	tbl paprika
* 2/3 cup coconut milk
* 1 can	chicken stock - (2 cups)
* 1/2 lb fresh peeled Shrimp
* 1/2 lb medium Scallops
* 1/2 lb firm fish fillet cut 1/2" cubes
* (e.g. Tuna, Snapper, Swordfish)
* salt to taste
* 1 tsp	freshly-ground black pepper
===Directions===
Peel and coarsely dice onions. Heat oil in large pan, add onions and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Peel and mince garlic and ginger. Stem, seed and mince chiles. Coarsely chop tomatoes, reserve juice. Stir ginger, garlic, chiles, half of the tomatoes, all the reserved tomato juice, lemon juice and paprika into pan. Cook for 2 minutes, then add coconut milk. Put macadamia nuts in food processor, process until finely ground, add to soup. Put cilantro leaves in processor and chop, add 1/2 leaves to soup. Transfer soup to processor and puree adding stock with machine still running. Return to pan, add remaining tomatoes and chopped cilantro. Bring soup to a boil. Season with salt and black pepper. Cover and keep warm. (Can be cooled, covered and refrigerated up to 2 days.) If soup has been refrigerated, bring to simmer just before serving. While soup is still very hot add Shrimp, Scallops, and fish. Keep lid on for 5 minutes to allow hot liquid to cook fish trough. Be careful not to overcook. Serve immediately and garnish with cilantro leaves.
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==See also==
Category: Hawaiian Soups
Category:Soups Category:Recipes
Category:Shrimp Recipes
category:Lemon Recipes
Category:Cilantro Recipes
Category:paprika Recipes
Category:Scallops Recipes
category:lemon juice Recipes
category:macadamia nut Recipes
category:chicken stock Recipes
category:sauce tomato Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:tomato juice Recipes
category:coconut milk Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:lemon juice Recipes
category:olive oil Recipes
category:Swordfish Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:Snapper Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:Tuna Recipes
category:prickly pear Recipes
category:oil Recipes