Recipes · Jamaican · Soups and Broths
Fish Tea
One serving has 313 kcal and 33 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (172%), selenium (95%), vitamin D (D2 + D3) (88%), pyridoxine (62%), phosphorus (54%) and vitamin C (38%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (529 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: celery, fish
Ingredients
- 130 g Snapper, raw
- 50 g Plantains, green, raw
- 50 g Yam, raw
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 2 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 1 g Thyme, fresh
- 5 g Garlic, raw
- 220 g Fish stock
- 60 g Water
- 0.6 g Salt
Method
- Bring the fish stock and water to a simmer with the garlic, scallion, whole chili and thyme.
- Peel and cut the green plantain and yam into chunks and add them to the pot; simmer for 15 minutes until tender.
- Add the snapper pieces and simmer gently for 10-12 minutes until the fish is fully cooked and flakes easily.
- Season with the salt, and remove the whole chili once the soup is as spicy as you like.
- Ladle into a mug or bowl; fish tea is drunk light and clear, a thin, warming broth rather than a thick chowder.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 313 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 36 g | |
| Water | 451 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.7 g | 12% |
| Protein | 33 g | 69% |
| Tryptophan | 0.31 g | |
| Threonine | 1.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 g | |
| Leucine | 2.3 g | |
| Lysine | 2.5 g | |
| Methionine | 0.81 g | |
| Cystine | 0.3 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.93 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.81 g | |
| Fat | 3.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.58 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.56 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.28 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.11 g | |
| Saturated | 0.76 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 48.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 140 mg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.33 mg | 37% |
| Iron | 1.8 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 80.7 mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.39 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 380 mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 1,415 mg | 30% |
| Selenium | 52.3 µg | 95% |
| Sodium | 766 mg | |
| Zinc | 1 mg | 13% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.16 mg | 15% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.1 mg | 29% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 29% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.8 mg | 62% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 48.3 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 4.1 µg | 172% |
| Choline | 115 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin A | 55.6 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 28.6 mg | 38% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 530 IU | 88% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 22.8 µg | 25% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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