Smelt soup
Description
Perfect for lunch. Smelt is a small but very tasty fish. It's prepared in many ways—fried, marinated, salted—and also used to make fish soup. An extremely healthy option, by the way, as smelt contains B vitamins, vitamins A and D, and a host of microelements such as calcium, phosphorus, cobalt, iodine, copper, manganese, magnesium, and more. So don't put off this recipe—delight your whole family with a delicious smelt fish soup. Serve it hot in bowls and enjoy.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Wash the potatoes, peel them, and cut into cubes.
- 2
Step 2
Peel the onion and finely chop it.
- 3
Step 3
Wash the carrots, peel them, and slice into rounds.
- 4
Step 4
Pour water into a saucepan and place over heat. Add the root vegetables and prepared vegetables.
- 5
Step 5
Once it comes to a boil, reduce the heat, add bay leaf, nutmeg, black peppercorns, salt, and pepper. Cook until the vegetables are tender.
- 6
Step 6
Wash the smelts, remove scales, gut them, cut off the heads. Put them in the soup.
- 7
Step 7
Wash the herbs and finely chop.
- 8
Step 8
Let the broth boil for about 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat, add half of the herbs, and let it steep slightly. Pour into bowls and sprinkle with the remaining herbs.