Hawaiian Seafood Soup

2 medium onions
1 ounce fresh ginger (2x1 inch length)
3 garlic cloves
2 jalapenos
1 can (16 oz.) plumb tomatoes
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves minced, leaving a few hole leaves for
garnish.
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2/3 cup coconut milk
1 can (2 cups) chicken stock
1/2 pound fresh peeled shrimp
1/2 pound medium scallops
1/2 pound firm fish fillet (tuna, snapper, swordfish) cut into 1/2 inch cubes
salt to taste
1 teaspoon black pepper

Peel and coarsely dice onion. Heat oil in large pan, add onions and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Peel and mince garlic and ginger. Stem, seed and mince chiles. Coarsely chop tomatoes, reserve juice. Stir ginger, garlic, chiles, half of the tomatoes, all the reserved tomato juice, lemon juice and paprika. Cook for 2 minutes then add coconut milk.

Put macadamia nuts in food processor, until finely ground. Add to soup. Put cilantro leaves in processor and chop. Add 1/2 leaves to soup. Transfer soup to processor and puree adding stock with machine still running. Return to pan, add remaining tomatoes and chopped cilantro.

Bring soup to a boil. Season with salt and black pepper. Cover and keep warm. (Can be cooled, covered and refrigerate up to 2 days.) If soup has been refrigerated, bring to simmer just before serving.

While soup is still very hot, add shrimp, scallops and fish. Keep lid on for 5 minutes to allow hot liquid to cook fish through. Be careful not to overcook.

Serve immediately and garnish with cilantro leaves.

AUTHOR: Mai