Sopa de Mariscos (Caldo de Mariscos)

5 from 2 votes

Make this delicious, savory and aromatic Sopa de Mariscos (Caldo de Mariscos) in under an hour and impress the entire family! Everyone will want seconds!

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Puerto Rican

Servings:

Calories: 440kcal

Author: Catherine Arena

Equipment

1 large pot

Ingredients

2 pounds seafood mix or 1 lb each of mussels, clams, shrimps and calamari or scallops
1 pound white firm fish bass, tilapia, halibut, snapper, monkfish
2 ears fresh corn each cut into 3 pieces
½ cup white wine
1 cup tomato sauce
6-8 garlic cloves minced
1½ cups fish, shrimp or clam stock
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup pimiento peppers cut into strips or coarsely chopped
1 onion coarsely chopped
1 bell pepper can be any color, green, red, orange or yellow
3-4 roma tomatoes rinsed and coarsely chopped
⅓ cup fresh cilantro
2 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon oregano
⅛ teaspoon cumin
salt and pepper to taste
8 cups water

Instructions

In a large pot over medium heat, add the oil and allow it to heat for a minute.
Add the onions, peppers, tomatoes, pimiento peppers and garlic to the pot and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the oregano, cumin, and paprika and stir everything together.
Allow the veggies to cook for 5 minutes.
Add the wine and cook for 8-10 minutes until the alcohol from the wine vapors out and the onions are fully translucent.
Add the stock, water, tomato sauce and corn.
Add salt and pepper to taste and stir the soup.
Lower the heat slightly, cover the pot and cook for 15 minutes.
Raise the stove heat back to medium and add the seafood mix. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the fish, shrimp and cook for another 5 minutes.
The soup is done. Top with fresh cilantro and taste for salt. Add extra if needed.

Notes

Notes

Don't like cilantro? Skip and use flat-leaf parsley or skip altogether.

How to tell if seafood is bad? If any mussels or clams do not open, discard them.

Do not like certain seafood? Use whatever seafood you like. Just add more of it to flavor the broth well and still be hearty enough to serve at least 4 people.

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