Fish soups are delicious in different ways:not only Russian, but also Finnish. By the way, the Finns call this soup Kalakeitto. The main feature is that it is prepared with cream. The delicate aroma of salmon and the thickness of the cream are a pleasant combination. Finnish fish soup with cream is prepared as follows. Use a 3-liter saucepan to prepare the fish soup. Take 300 grams of red fish, fillet is best, but a soup set will do too. You will need only 4 potatoes, but large ones. Use onions or leeks. You will need several, about 100 grams. For frying, take 50-70 grams of butter. The basis of the soup is cream. The required amount of cream is about 1 liter. You will also need salt and ground black pepper to your taste. Peel the potatoes, chop into cubes or strips. Then put it in a saucepan and fill it with water. The water level should be higher than the potatoes. Bring it to a boil and then cook for 10 minutes. If you took the flesh with bones for cooking, then first separate the flesh of the fish from the bones. Cook the broth for the fish soup with bones and add the chopped potatoes to it. Melt the butter in a frying pan. Cut the onion into rings, as thin as possible. Fry it for a minute. Put the leek immediately into the saucepan where the potatoes are boiled, without frying, you only need to rinse and chop it. According to the recipe, the flesh of the fish should be cut into cubes, separating it from the skin. Use salmon or trout. After preparation, fry the fish with onions for 1 minute. Add to the saucepan with potatoes and cook over moderate heat for 10-15 minutes.
We prepare the broth base
Then add the cream and leave it on the heat for a while longer.for 5 minutes, so that the fish is soaked. Season with salt and pepper, stir. The soup is ready. Let it sit for 5 minutes before serving. Use 10-20% fat cream for the fish soup. In addition, the amount of cream used can be reduced, that is, take not 1 liter, as indicated in the recipe. You can also add a little flour. Before serving, add parsley to the soup, it certainly won't hurt. This soup is an original replacement for regular fish soup - exotic, unusual, but guaranteed to be delicious. Deviations from the recipe are possible during the cooking process. Cooking over low heat will preserve its richness and fishy flavor. By the way, you can leave the salmon in one piece, as you prefer.
Variations on the fish theme
Recipes may vary.In addition to fish, you can add shrimp. Add champignons to the soup, make some deviation from the Finnish recipe. Mushrooms are rare guests in the dishes of the country of Suomi. Olive oil can be used to fry the onion. For those who love vegetables in any form, you can include peas, corn, red pepper, carrots and beans in the dish. Serve garlic bread with the fish soup. Whatever recipe you use, the soup will be wonderful in any case. Enjoy your meal!
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