It’s the February Improv Challenge reveal day! This month’s ingredients were ginger and carrots, and since we have established I am not a baker, soup was my next thought.
I recently won a wonderful giveaway at A Thought For Food that included Teatulia teas, and this is where I started from: their ginger infused tea. Let’s get started with an easy yet elegant meal!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup pure, unsweetened carrot juice
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 teabag ginger tea
- 3 oz tilapia or other white fish, the thicker the better
- 1 roma tomato
- 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
Steps:
1. In a sprayed, large pan cook the onion and ginger until onion becomes translucent.
2. Add tomatoes until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
3. Add carrot juice and tea and bring to a boil.
4. Rub tea bag contents onto the fish.
5. Then add fish to the boiling liquid. Cook for 15 minutes over medium-low heat until fish is done.
5. Serve.
I love your recipe. The fish looks so good. And tea is a great idea to infuse this dish with a ginger flavour.
Thank you, I was really happy with the outcome
I never even thought to use ginger tea, such a great idea. Your dish looks delicious.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my Improv Cooking Challenge entry: Shrimp & Avocado Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
Thank you!
I loved the challenge, everyone had such different takes. I loved your salad!
Great idea! What a way to use the challenge’s ingredients!
Thank you!
I had a blast!
What an interesting combo! I’m sure it tastes great!
It was, I was quite pleased with myself, haha!
Tea-rubbed cod sounds delicious, and so does carrot-ginger soup!
It was!
Tea as a spice is one of my favorites!
We are so predictable…you made a delicious, savory soup…and I made a dessert! It looks marvelous!
Haha, well, as long as they’re both delicious, the only lesson learned is that we need to team up for dinner!
Lovely creation and thumbs up for the creativity. We eat plenty of fish at home esp other half, so he will drool over this recipe.
Thank you! I love fish, too, often I crave it more than meat.
This is crazy creative! What a perfect dish! I just love it!
Haha thanks!
I am proud, actually! It was so yummy, too!
This looks like a healthy and flavorful dish. Your blog just amazes me on the different cuisines you try out. You are so daring in the kitchen, something that I am not so I admire others who have this talent.
Thank you so much! I always ate internationally, my parents never made me feel like certain things were more exotic
Very clever preparation of the cod! Definitely a unique and elegant dish =)
Thank you! It’s so tasty, too
This sounds like the kind of soup I am in desperate need of. Something warm and packed with health benefits. Im sure we could find a way to ship a bowl, right?
Haha, if you ship some of your desserts, I’ll send a whole pot!
Kiri….I love your easy elegance here! This soup is just beautiful and I imagine it tastes even better. Your pictures are just wonderful! : )
Thank you so much!
I am trying to get a bit better at picturing food…
Sounds yummy and very easy to make, my idea of the perfect recipe!
Thank you so much!
Glad you like it!
Can I just say that I think this is my Favorite Savory Dish of the whole link Party! How amazing with your flavor combinations! Thanks for sharing! Please come check out my Carrot Cake Ice Cream!
Oh gosh, really?
Thank you!! You made my day!
I am so glad you like it, and I loved your ice cream recipe!
This soup looks so great, Kiri! I really like the carrot, ginger, and tea combo!
Thank you so much!
The challenge ingredients were awesome!
Kiri this is such a great recipe. Congrats on winning and using the tea so well. It looks amazing!
Thank you so much!
I am glad you like it!
This looks amazing! Very creative and beautiful!
Thank you so much!
SO clever to use a ginger tea to infuse flavor into that wonderful soup. All of the ingredients go so well in this dish.
Thank you!
I am glad you liked it.
Wow!! I am SO impressed! The tea rubbed rush sounds divine and the soup sounds like such a delicious complement. Yum!
Thank you so much!
I am glad you like the recipe!
Wow! I’m glad google’s back to normal. I’ve been clicking at this for the hundredth time and couldn’t get at it.
This is truly interesting. I love the tea infused flavors. Looks like something out of a fancy fusion restaurant. Would you by any chance know what kind of tea it was? I doubt I can find the packet here and am thinking maybe I’ll make up a blend of my own.
Oh no, juts with my site?
Thank you! And sure! The ingredients list ginger and vasaka leaf on top of black tea. I hope that helps!
No, not just your site. Mine and several others, most of yesterday. But it seems to all ok now. Not to clear what happened.
or if it’s too important to omit.
Thanks for the ingredients. I just wanted to be sure I get a good blend and not use a tea that’s too overpowering as some teas can do. Now to find out what vasaka is
I don’t think it’s too powerfully flavorful, so a regular ginger tea should do
This makes such an interesting soup, adding the fish. I like how it changes the texture also. A great idea.
Thank you! It’s a great way to poach the fish.
This looks amazing Kiri! I love the way you build the flavours up- it’s making me drool!
Thank you so much!
I’m glad you like the concept!
Using ginger tea is genius! Thanks for that tip Kiri!
My pleasure
I love tea as a spice.
Beautiful soup. I could see this as being a new comfort food in our house that’s different, healthy, and yummy.
Thank you so much!
It really is a great tasting soup, and it does have that comfort feel 
Hi Kiri, Stopping by to say thank you for participating in the YBR. I loved this recipe. Have a great weekend!
Thank you, as always, for organizing it
Love it every month!