# Creamy Garlic Lemon Fish Soup

A creamy soup featuring firm white fish, garlic, and lemon, perfect for a Mediterranean diet.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 lb firm white fish fillets (cod, halibut, or sea bass), cut into large chunks
- 0.5 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 0.5 small carrot (finely grated)
- 2 cups seafood broth or vegetable stock
- 0.25 cup heavy cream or full-fat coconut milk
- 0.5 large lemon
- 0.12 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 tbsp butter
- 0.25 tsp paprika
- 0.12 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- to taste salt and cracked black pepper

## Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Sauté the diced onion and grated carrot for 5 minutes until soft.
3. Stir in the minced garlic, paprika, and optional red pepper flakes.
4. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
5. Pour in the seafood broth.
6. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Gently drop the fish chunks into the simmering broth.
8. Cook uncovered for 4–5 minutes until the fish flakes easily.
9. Turn off the heat.
10. Stir in the heavy cream, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
11. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
12. Ladle the soup into bowls, top generously with fresh chopped parsley, and finish with an extra sprinkle of cracked black pepper before serving.

## Equipment

- large pot

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-06-07

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