Scandinavian Fish Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add carrots and onions and saute until lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Bring chicken broth, water, white wine, vinegar, and fish sauce to a boil in a large pot. Add sauteed vegetables, reduce heat, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Whisk heavy cream and flour together in a small bowl. Add cream to the soup, followed by sugar, garlic, bay leaf, chile pepper, fennel greens, sea salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Add cod, mussels, and shrimp; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer without boiling until fish is easily flaked, 8 to 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.

Steps:

• Bring the fish stock to a boil in a large pot. Add the vegetables, reduce the heat, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• If you are using flour, whisk it together with the cream in a small bowl, add the cream to the soup, and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and vinegar to taste; the soup should have a subtle sweet-and-sour flavor. Add the veal stock, if using, and salt to taste. Add the fish and fish dumplings, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes, until the fish is just cooked.
• In the meantime, whisk together the egg yolks and sour cream in a small bowl. Pour the soup into bowls, dividing the fish and dumplings evenly. Gently stir 2 to 3 tablespoons of the sour cream mixture into each bowl. Sprinkle with chives, if desired, and serve.

Steps:

• Prepare all ingredients as listed. (Slice the garlic, dice the potatoes & carrots, slice mushrooms if needed, etc.) Heat oil & butter in stock pot. Add onion, carrots, potatoes, and mushrooms.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste. Add a couple of dashes of soy sauce. Let cook until semi-tender. Add more butter & oil, then sprinkle in a couple of tablespoons of flour. Add more or less depending on how thick you like your soup. Let cook for a couple of minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
• Add the entire can of crushed tomatoes along with the stock and the juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• While that is simmering, heat a large pan. Add butter and oil and let butter melt. Salt and pepper the fish and lay seasoned side down in the hot pan.
• Salt and pepper the other side of the fish. Let sear on the first side and flip, doing the same to the other side.
• If desired, you may hit the fish with a splash of lemon or lime juice at the end.
• Once fish is done, remove to plate. Deglaze pan with lemon juice and dump into the soup. Let flavors simmer together for a couple more minutes.
• When ready to serve, place a couple of pieces of the fish in the bottom of your soup bowl. Spoon or ladle soup over the fish and serve with crusty bread. Enjoy!