Simple Fish Soup Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 whole branzino or black bass (1 lb.), filleted, skeleton and head saved in one piece*
• About 1 tbsp. Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup thinly sliced shallots (from about 3 large)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 cups diced fresh or canned tomatoes, with juice
• 1 piece fresh ginger (1 in. by 2 in.), cut into 1/4-in.-thick coins
• 1 Thai or serrano chile, stemmed and sliced on the diagonal
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons Toasted Garlic