Recipes · Honduran · Soups and Broths

Tapado (Honduran Seafood Coconut Soup)

One serving has 624 kcal and 34 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (113%), manganese (79%), copper (78%), vitamin C (73%), phosphorus (67%) and selenium (66%). Ready in 50 minutes.

Tapado (Honduran Seafood Coconut Soup)
Photo: Keryy13, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 35 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (617 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: fish, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 90 g Snapper, raw
  • 50 g Shrimp, raw
  • 120 g Coconut milk, canned
  • 60 g Plantains, green, raw
  • 40 g Plantains, ripe, raw
  • 60 g Cassava, raw
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 15 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 3 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 3 g Chili peppers, red, raw
  • 1.5 g Salt
  • 150 g Water

Method

  1. Sauté the onion, garlic and bell pepper briefly in a pot.
  2. Add the water, coconut milk and whole chili pepper, and bring to a gentle simmer.
  3. Add the cassava and plantain pieces and cook for 15 minutes until nearly tender.
  4. Add the fish and shrimp and simmer gently for 6-8 minutes until the fish flakes easily and the shrimp are pink and opaque; do not overcook.
  5. Season with salt, discard the whole chili, stir in the cilantro, and serve hot in a bowl.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy624 kcal29%
Carbohydrates65.2 g
Water484 mL
Fiber3.9 g13%
Protein33.7 g70%
Tryptophan0.26 g
Threonine0.93 g
Isoleucine0.98 g
Leucine1.7 g
Lysine1.9 g
Methionine0.6 g
Cystine0.27 g
Phenylalanine0.89 g
Tyrosine0.72 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.62 g
Fat27.5 g
Monounsaturated1.4 g
Polyunsaturated0.85 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.25 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.06 g
Omega-60.37 g
Saturated23.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol114 mg
Calcium115 mg12%
Copper0.7 mg78%
Iron5.5 mg30%
Magnesium161 mg52%
Manganese1.4 mg79%
Phosphorus466 mg67%
Potassium1,484 mg32%
Selenium36.1 µg66%
Sodium735 mg
Zinc2.2 mg27%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.23 mg21%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.14 mg13%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.3 mg17%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg29%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.71 mg55%
Folate (vitamin B9)71.1 µg18%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.7 µg113%
Choline92 mg22%
Vitamin A66 µg9%
Vitamin C54.4 mg73%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)367 IU61%
Vitamin E1.1 mg8%
Vitamin K23.7 µg26%

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

1.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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