Dinner for 2

Mexican Seafood Soup

Name: Mexican Seafood Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 14 oz red snapper; 16 oz cleaned blue crab; 6 oz fresh shrimp with their shell; 10 oz cleaned crawfish; 10 oz tomatoes; 1 jalapeño pepper; 5 oz white onion; 2 oz garlic cloves; 1 corn tortilla; 1 sprig epazote; 3/4 tbsp vegetable oil; salt and pepper to taste (optional); water (optional)

$78.15for 445 minServes 2

Fish, crab, shrimp, and crawfish simmer in a tomato broth flavored with jalapeño, garlic, onion, and epazote.

Mexican Seafood Soup with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Tuna steak, 0.9 lb$11.99/lb typical	0.9 lb	$10.49Typical price
	Crab, 1 lb$12.99/lb typical	1 lb	$12.99Typical price
	Shrimp, 0.4 lb$7.99/lb typical	0.4 lb	$3.00Typical price
	Lobster, 0.65 lb$14.99/lb typical	0.65 lb	$9.37Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 0.65 lb$1.99/lb typical	0.65 lb	$1.24Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Onions, 0.3 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.40Typical price
	Garlic, 0.75$0.75 each typical	0.75	$0.50Typical price
	Tortillas, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$39.07

Swaps

Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$19.54 per serving$78.15 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

14 oz red snapper
16 oz cleaned blue crab
6 oz fresh shrimp with their shell
10 oz cleaned crawfish
10 oz tomatoes
1 jalapeño pepper
5 oz white onion
2 oz garlic cloves
1 corn tortilla
1 sprig epazote
3/4 tbsp vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste (optional)
water (optional)

Steps

Heat the oil in a 5-quart pot over medium heat, then toast the tortilla for 2 minutes per side.
Add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeño, tortilla, salt, pepper, and 3 cups water, then simmer for 12 minutes.
Blend the hot broth until smooth, return it to the pot, and bring it to a gentle boil.
Add the red snapper and simmer for 7 minutes until it reaches 145 F.
Add the shrimp, crawfish, crab, and epazote, then simmer for 6 minutes until the shrimp are opaque and the seafood is cooked through.
Remove the epazote and season the soup with salt and pepper.

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