Aljotta (Fish Soup)

Ingredients

• •800 grams small fish
• •Pepper and salt
• •1 medium onion
• •1 bay leaf
• •1 clove of garlic
• •Mint, fresh if available
• •2 tablespoons oil
• •Lemon
• •3 1/2 ounces rice
• •6 tomatoes

Directions

1. 1Mince the onion and the clove and fry in the oil until soft. Peel and cube the tomatoes. Add to the onions. Add the herbs and enough water to make the soup.
2. 2Wait until the mixture boils and then add the fish. Cook slowly until the fish is cooked. Strain the whole mixture making sure to squeeze all the juice out of the fish and the herbs.
3. 3Put the strained liquid back on the stove and add the rice. Cook until the rice is soft. Add a few drops of lemon and serve hot.