Tapou (Fish, Green Banana, and Root Vegetable Soup) | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2 lb. red snapper filets
• ¹⁄₄ cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
• 2 tsp. ground cumin
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• ¹⁄₄ cup coconut oil
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium yellow onion, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and minced
• 1 (2") piece ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. sugar
• 1 large ripe tomato, cored and minced
• 5 cups coconut milk
• 2 tsp. achiote paste, mixed with 1 cup boiling water
• 2 green bananas, peeled, cut into ¼" slices
• 1 small cassava root, peeled, cut into 1" cubes
• 1 sweet potato, peeled, cut into 1" cubes
• 1 ripe plantain, peeled, cut into ¼" slices
• 12 oz. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 tbsp. roughly chopped cilantro, to garnish
• 1 cup canola oil
• ¹⁄₂ cup flour
• Cooked white rice, for serving
• Lime wedges, for serving