Fish Soup With Fennel

* Exported from MasterCook *

FISH SOUP WITH FENNEL

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb Flounder
Bones from fish
1 Bay leaf
4 Parsley stalks
2 Lovage stalks
6 1/4 c Cold water
Sea salt
6 Black peppercorns
1 Small onion
1 Carrot
1 Leek
1/2 lb Hake
2 tb Butter
1 tb Flour
2 tb Sour cream
2 tb Chopped fennel leaves

Put the fish bones in a pan with the bay leaf,
parsley, and lovage. Cover with cold water, add salt
and peppercorns, and bring to boil. Simmer for 30
minutes. Peel and chop the onion and carrot. Trim
and chop the leek. Put them in a saucepan. Pour the
fish stock over the vegetables through a seive
(strainer). Bring to a boil, then let simmer for
another 30 minutes, then put in the hake. Simmer for
15 minutes, or until the hake is cooked. Remove the
hake and put the plaice (flounder) filets into the
pan. Simmer for 5 minutes, then remove them. Cool the
soup slightly, then puree it in a blender. Melt the
butter in a clean pan, stir in the flour and cook for
one minute. Stir in the blended soup and simmer for 3
minutes, stirring. Add salt and pepper to taste. Take
the hake off the bone and chop it; skin the plaice
(flounder) filets and chop them. Put both sorts of
fish into the soup and stir in the sour cream. When
all is hot, add the chopped fennel and stand, covered,
for 3 to 4 minutes before serving. Serve as is, or
with fennel dumplings.



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