This Classic Spanish Fish Soup, known as Sopa de Pescado, is one of the most popular dishes you will find up and down the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Loaded with Authentic Spanish flavors, easy to make and done in about 30 minutes.
Serve this Classic Spanish Fish Soup next to a crunchy baguette, to mop up all that seafood goodness and a bottle of Spanish wine. More specifically from the wine region of La Rioja. Together, you will have yourself an instant trip to beautiful España.
To make this dish I used fideos. Which are basically small cut spaghetti. If you can´t find them in your area, you can use elbow macaroni or even regular spaghetti cut into smaller pieces.
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: You want to add in the seafood about 2 minutes before the fideos (pasta) are cooked al dente. That way all the ingredients are perfectly cooked. So make sure to check the package instructions in the pasta you are using.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY FRY PAN
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SAFFRON I USED
SPANISH SMOKED PAPRIKA
SPANISH FISH BROTH
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Watch the Video Below on How to Make this Classic Spanish Fish Soup
Classic Spanish Fish Soup (Sopa de Pescado)
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 45 ml
- 1 small onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stick
- 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 2.30 grams
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme .50 grams
- 4 cups fish broth 960 ml
- 1/4 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
- 1/2 cup fideos (small cut spaghetti) 112 grams
- 2 cod fillets 7 oz / 200 grams each
- 12 raw jumbo shrimp peeled & deveined
- 2 bay leafs
- 1 lemon
- pinch sea salt
- dash black pepper
- fresh parsley
Instructions
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Heat a large fry pan or stock pot with a medium heat and add in the olive oil
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Meanwhile, finely chop the onion, roughly chop the garlic, thinly slice the celery and roughly chop the carrot (peeled)
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Add the cut vegetables into the hot pan, mix with the olive oil, after 4 minutes and the vegetables are lightly sauteed, add in the paprika, thyme and season with sea salt & black pepper, quickly mix together, then add in the broth, saffron and bay leaves, raise to a high heat
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Once the broth comes to a boil add in the fideos, mix together and continue to cook on a high heat
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Meanwhile, pat the cod fillets dry with paper towels, season with sea salt & black pepper and cut each fillet into small bite-sized pieces, pat the shrimp dry with paper towels as well and season with sea salt & black pepper
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After cooking the fideos for 5 minutes, 2 minutes shy of being cooked al dente, add in the cod and shrimp, place a lid on the pan and lower to a low-medium heat, simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until the seafood is fully cooked through, then remove from the heat
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Transfer into shallow bowls, squeeze in a kiss of fresh lemon juice over the soup and garnish with parsley, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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Fred
21 . Aug . 2024Very tasty 👍
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Happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
21 . Aug . 2024Carlos
I’ve made this recipe many times and my family loves it. I start by preparing the onion, celery & carrot BEFORE heating the oil. Don’t wait to prep the veggies while the oil is heating up or you’ll scorch the oil. Ask me how I know this! I add the herbs and spices to the sautéing veggies/hot oil about half way through sautéing to better infuse their flavor into the mix. While the veggies are sautéing I add a Tbsp of Better Than Bullion brand Lobster Base to unsalted veggie or chicken broth for DIY fish broth because I can’t get fish broth locally and won’t spend the money for it online. Plus a jar lasts me several months. Do NOT add bullion to salted broth, as it will double the saltiness! I also use a rounded 1/2 Tsp of turmeric in place of the saffron. Remember, in southern Spain this is a simple, inexpensive dish for ordinary people, so feel free to keep it simple and inexpensive!
Sometimes I convert the recipe to an easy, simple paella by replacing the fideos with a cup of long grain rice. If you do this stir in the rice in just once after adding the fish and shrimp. Cover tightly and turn the heat down to a bare simmer while the rice cooks to let a socarrat (rice crust) form at the bottom of the soup. Don’t disturb it again until the dish is finished and you’re ready to dish it into bowls.
¡Salud!
26 . May . 2023Spain on a Fork
Sounds great! Glad you all enjoyed it! Much love 🙂
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15 . Apr . 2023Sylvia Bisignani
Oh yay! Made this soup but necessity had me use Tilapia and turmeric since I neither had cod or saffron on hand. I know my tastes and so i only used 1/4 tsp thyme and i used linguine broken up into digit sized pieces….it came out delicious, I’ll share the pot with my friend cross town, gladly!
26 . Feb . 2023She will probably ask for the recipe as well.
Well done, thanks!
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So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
27 . Feb . 2023Jeff Rogers
29 . Jan . 2023loved this soup. best ever. i subbed can of diced tomatoes for carrot and 1tsp italian seasoning for bay. also use a lb of shrimp. Thank you!!!!! Delicious!!
Jeff Rogers
29 . Jan . 2023I loved this soup!!!! I did make a couple of substituions to my wife and my tastes. A can of diced tomotoes, drained instead of the carrot and a tsp of itialian seasoning instead of the bay leaves. Best soup ever. Thank you
Spain on a Fork
Sounds great!! Much love 🙂
30 . Jan . 2023Valentina
03 . Jan . 2023Love the recipe, it turned out delicious. I am a fan of your YouTube channel. And thank you for the wine pairing recommendation.
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
04 . Jan . 2023Cynjayias
01 . Nov . 2022Delicious dinner meal to share with family ~ Not crazy about using fish broth and will substitute vegetable broth. Winter here in West Coast California. What wine would you pare with this dish?
Spain on a Fork
A white Albariño from Galicia will be amazing with this soup 🙂 Much love!
02 . Nov . 2022Ramya
Cant wait to make this soon for me can i use mushrooms and tofu and vegetable broth i never had spanish fish soup before perfect for raining days in Singapore and after office meals love your recipes as always brightens up my day everyday after work
31 . Oct . 2022Spain on a Fork
Sounds great Ramya! Much love 🙂
01 . Nov . 2022