
Trout Head Ukha
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Hardly anyone can resist a delicious fish soup. Although real fish soup is traditionally cooked over an open fire, we can easily manage it at home too. And if you have trout head available, you'll have an excellent first course for lunch. I'll tell you how. Serve the soup hot.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1

Wash the salmon head thoroughly and remove the gills. Then cover it with water, add a whole onion, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and half a carrot.
- 2
Step 2

As soon as the water in the pot comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer the trout for about 15 minutes. Then remove the head and let it cool. Strain the broth and discard the carrot.
- 3
Step 3

Add cubed potatoes and sliced carrots to the fish broth. Cook the vegetables for 10-15 minutes.
- 4
Step 4

Take apart the cooled salmon head into pieces, add the meat to the broth. You can remove and discard the onion.
- 5
Step 5

Simmer the fish soup for another 10 minutes, then cover with a lid and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Serve the salmon head fish soup, sprinkled with finely chopped fresh herbs.