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Easy Homemade Italian Fish Soup

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Easy Homemade Italian Fish Soup, full of big pieces of all your favorite fish such as haddock, shrimp, mussels and clams all combined in a perfectly spiced tomato broth.

A delicious comfort dish, a little bit stew, a little bit soup! The perfect Fish Soup recipe.

fish soup in a brown bowl with chopped parsley on topItalian Fish Stew

Do you ever make something and while you are eating it think “Oh Wow this is so good, I have no idea why the heck I don’t make it more often”?

Well this is exactly what I said while I was eating this Italian Fish Soup.

cut up raw fish for fish soup recipe

I don’t remember my mother-in-law making Fish Soup very often,  so I happened to get this recipe from another of my sister-in-laws quite a few years ago.

This is her mother’s recipe.   It is easy, quick and so full of flavour, your house will smell amazing while this soup is simmering.

cut up fish in a pot

Italian Fish Soup was at one time considered a Poor Man’s Soup, all the leftover pieces of fish were added into a soup, at least that is what the Italian said.

fish, tomato puree, parsley in pot to make Italian fish soup

Fish Soup

Italian fish soup in a bowl

But I also read that it originated from when the fishermen would sell their fish and whatever was left was made into a soup or stew.  Personally I like a thicker broth, more like a stew, than a soup.

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I used approximately 6 or 7 different types of fish and seafood.  Mussels, shrimp, haddock, clams, perch, squid, a few cloves of garlic, fresh herbs, Tomato Puree

and of course some hot pepper flakes and with this you will have one of  the most delicious Fish Soups.

 Italian Fish Soup

close up of fish soup recipe in a bowl

With the arrival of Easter, Good Friday is the  Biggest Fish eating day with Christmas Eve being a close second in Italy.

Italians like to eat this Easy Italian Fish Soup with a piece of grilled Italian bread placed at the bottom of a bowl and the soup poured on top.

If you don’t have time to grill the bread or like me you forget, a nice thick slice of Italian crust bread is delicious also but if you do have some extra time this delicious Easy Focaccia Bread would be perfect.

Or my favourite,  just serve the bread on the side for easy dunking and soaking up all that amazing tasty leftover sauce in the bowl. Buon Appetito!

Italian fish soup cooked in a pan

Italian fish soup in a bowl
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Easy Homemade Italian Fish Soup

Easy Italian Fish Soup, a fast, healthy Italian soup. Full of fish,cod and seafood, the perfect family dinner, spicy or not.
Course Main Dish, Soup
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 274kcal
Author Rosemary Molloy / An Italian in my Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 1 pound cut up assorted fish (eg. shrimp,prawns, cod, haddock, calamari, mussels, clams etc)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2-3 cloves garlic chopped
  • hot pepper flakes to taste
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 3/4 cup tomato puree
  • 1 1/4 -1 1/2 cups water (depending on how thick you want it, more soup or stew)
  • salt to taste I added a pinch
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 4 slices thick Italian crust bread grilled or plain

Instructions

  • In a large pot add olive oil, garlic and hot pepper flakes, heat on medium for one minute and then flatten with a fork. 
  • Add cut up assorted fish, cook one minute. Add white wine and cook on medium-high for approximately 3 minutes. Add tomato puree and water, oregano, basil, salt to taste and fresh parsley, stir to combine. 
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer for approximately 30 minutes and until thickened. Serve over grilled crusty Italian bread or with crusty Italian bread. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 274kcal
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Easy Italian Fish Soup, a fast, healthy Italian soup. Full of fish,cod and seafood, the perfect family dinner, spicy or not.

Easy Italian Fish Soup, a fast, healthy Italian soup. Full of fish,cod and seafood, the perfect family dinner, spicy or not.

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  1. MARY KAY SMITH says

    KNOW THIS WILL BE DELICIOUS – LIKE ALL YOUR RECIPES
    REALLY APPRECIATE THEY ARE SO EASY TO PRINT. CAN’T WAIT TO TRY IT.
    THANKS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL RECIPES.

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  2. Joline says

    5 stars
    I had si much frozen fish to use up and decided to try this. Amazing! I made a fish broth in my instant pot with the shrimp shells first, then user that instead of water, and used tomato sauce instead of pureed. I also had fresh basil on hand, and used about 4 tbsp instead of dried. Followed the recipe perfectly otherwise and it was amazing! Topped with fresh parmesan. Recipe was super easy to follow and complete. Oh my goodness….this was awesome.

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  3. Sharon says

    5 stars
    This soup was delicious! I made this soup two days ago, and I just finished the rest of it today. I took my finicky mom a small bowl, and she loved it! Her only complaint was that she didn’t have enough.
    The only changes I made was to omit the white wine (I don’t drink), used tomato sauce in place of the tomato puree, and added a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies (that really kicked up the flavor). And, I only used tilapia, but I might add some salmon later.
    The soup tasted even better after being in the fridge for two days. I plan to make a big batch, and freeze some of it for later.

    Thank you for this recipe! Mom & I loved it!!

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  5. Susan Linck says

    December 26, 2017
    I made this for Christmas Eve a few days ago and it is so fantastic I am making it again right now!

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  6. Susan linck says

    This stew is a 10! I made it for The Feast of the 7 Fishes on Christmas Eve and am making again right now!!! Easy, delicious, flexible dish!!! Love Love Love!!!!

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  7. Liam says

    5 stars
    Stumbled upon this recipe earlier and am cooking it as I type. It smells fantastic , very authentic and reminds me of eating on the beach in Sorrento. I tried Tex’s fish stock and a couple of other little tweaks. The house smells amazing. The cat is going wild !

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  8. Tex says

    5 stars
    We live on the coast and lots of fresh seafood is available but must limit fat intake. This soup is perfect. I will mak ea few tweaks to the recipe like fish stock instead of water, more wine and puree fresh tomatoes. Also will adjust cooking times for different kinds of fish: squid “forvere”, mussels 3 minutes etc. etc. Everything else is perfect. Thanks ever so much.

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  9. Samantha says

    5 stars
    I made this for supper tonight. It’s fantastic! I didn’t have any white wine but I had red and it tasted great. Thanks for posting this.

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