Heartwarming Sea Bass Soup

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg whole sea bass, gutted and scaled
• 1 onion
• 2 potatoes
• 3 carrots
• 2 zucchini
• 2-3 stalks of celery
• 1 bunch of parsley, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tomatoes, grated
• olive oil
• salt & pepper
• juice from 2 lemons

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large pot with 2lt boiling water, add the onion, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, celery, parsley and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Boil until the vegetables are cooked (20-25 minutes). 
2. Remove the vegetables and add the fish in the pot.
3. Boil the fish for 20 minutes (until cooked).
4. Remove the fish and sieve the broth through a colander, into a clean pot.
5. Either serve the sliced vegetables and cleaned fish in the broth with a bit of lemon juice or serve the soup in a bowl and the vegetables and fish cleaned on a side plate. 
6. Optionally add a few mussels and/or prawns to your soup just 4-5 minutes before you remove from heat.