Hot Pepe Soup | TASTE

Ingredients

• ½ c finely chopped yellow onion
• 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
• 3-4 garlic cloves, as needed, minced
• 1 habanero or Scotch bonnet chili (sliced, if you like it extra spicy)
• 4 c fish stock or water
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tsp ground dried crayfish or shrimp or 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tsp ground white pepper
• 1 lb tilapia or red snapper fillet, cut into large 2-inch chunks
• ½ lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ½ lb bay scallops
• Fine sea salt
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced, for serving
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil (preferably Thai basil), for serving
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges, for serving