Dinner for 2
Mexican Seafood Soup
Fish, crab, shrimp, and crawfish simmer in a tomato broth flavored with jalapeño, garlic, onion, and epazote.
$78.15for 4 servings
$19.54 per serving$78.15 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 2servings as written
- $$$$typical cost tier
MexicanDairy-freeHigh-proteinDinnersLunchesCold-weather comfortWinter
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Tuna steak, mahi, halibut, trout$11.99/lb typical | 0.9 lb | $10.49Typical price |
| Crab$12.99/lb typical | 1 lb | $12.99Typical price |
| Shrimp$7.99/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $3.00Typical price |
| Lobster$14.99/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $9.37Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $1.24Typical price |
| Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical | 1 | $0.60Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.40Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.75 | $0.50Typical price |
| Tortillas$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $39.07 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 14 oz red snapper
- 16 oz cleaned blue crab
- 6 oz fresh shrimp with their shell
- 10 oz cleaned crawfish
- 10 oz tomatoes
- 1 jalapeño pepper
- 5 oz white onion
- 2 oz garlic cloves
- 1 corn tortilla
- 1 sprig epazote
- 3/4 tbsp vegetable oil
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
- water (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oil in a 5-quart pot over medium heat, then toast the tortilla for 2 minutes per side.
- Add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeño, tortilla, salt, pepper, and 3 cups water, then simmer for 12 minutes.
- Blend the hot broth until smooth, return it to the pot, and bring it to a gentle boil.
- Add the red snapper and simmer for 7 minutes until it reaches 145 F.
- Add the shrimp, crawfish, crab, and epazote, then simmer for 6 minutes until the shrimp are opaque and the seafood is cooked through.
- Remove the epazote and season the soup with salt and pepper.
Swaps
- Shrimp for White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock)about $1.00/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices
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