fish soup
 

i was craving some fish soup so i decided to call my grandmother and ask for some directions on making the soup. came out pretty good just a little watery today, she warned me not to use too much water but i had no clue on how much water to use. im guessing it will taste better as the week goes on and i keep re warming it. might add some scallops and shrimp tomorrow.

damn looks good, watery??? it's frick'n soup :D

Fish soup is still very foreign to many people today. But if done right,
it's delicious! A big hot bowl of good fish soup on a cold rainy night served with ciabatta bread is delisioso!

Next time, add the fish head to the soup, it intensifies the flavor. Fish soup will cure whatever ails you...AdiosViagra!
Good post!!

Youre right its great on a rainy cold night and its simple to make. The heads were added to the soup.

I think the key for any soup is as little water is possible. Just enough to cover the bones and head (you need a lot of bones and head for a lot of soup). I use a pressure cooker to minimize steam and evaporation.

I usually make the broth first in the cooker, strain and then add the goodies to avoid over cooking. You know trader joes sell "better than bullion" fish stock (and others) and it's good stuff. Add a bit of that to enhance your soup.

Good work using what many of us just throw away.

My dad loves fish head soup. He always asks for the heads and everyone else can eat the rest of the fish. Mom buys lots of fish heads at the market. Yes she gets the looks from most people as they tend to throw heads away. Then she makes the soup... The soup is very easy to make and it taste great. In Russian its called poor fisherman soup. Where diffrent fish goes in with potatoes onion salt and peper, With lots of heads(fisherman sold the good cuts and keeped the heads). They used to make it in a big pot on the beach. You can make it with fresh water or salt water fish. But don't mix the two for some reason it never tastes right. I made it with some bass I got and it was soooo good. If anyone is intrested Next time mom makes it I would post pics and recipe.

Sculpin soup
 

Sculpin makes an excellent soup. My Sicilian Grandmother's (Mema) skipuni (sculpin) soup:

sculpin (or any other small rockfish) cut in chunks (head too!)
garlic (however much you like)
onion, cut in chunks
potato, in chunks of course
parsley, lots!
lemon, I'd say one lemon per fish
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

Cover potato, onion, garlic with water (just over top of potatoes). Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook till potatoes almost done, add sculpin. Cook till fish is done. Just before pulling out of pot to eat, add chopped parsley, drizzle olive oil to taste, squeeze fresh lemon over. Get some good french bread. I add more olive oil to fish chunks in my bowl.

Pretty simple, but very good!

Janine :drool5:

I think that all ethnic fish / fish head soups are pretty much the same. Get whatever veggies are around town or whatevers in season, throw them all in the pot and let it cook. Cheap, easy and makes a small amount of catch go a long way.

Yes please :)

Thank You


Thanks for sharing these recipes. Maybe make a sticky.
I always like Yani's posts because he finishes off his report with some good cooking.

Guys you know what would be cool is if we set up a get togher. Then cook our days catch when we get back... Would make one great day on the water and off...

Kareem Korn you got it buddy, I would take pics and step by step instructions.

Next time, keep the bones from the filleted fish. You can make the fish soup stock by combining shallots or onions with the fish parts and then straining all but the broth out.

That way, you can make whatever type of soup you want because you have the stock. I would add potatoes to thicken - due to the starch content.

For Asian soup flavors, you may try adding apple-cider vinegar, tomatoes, pineapple, and fresh basil for Vietnamese sour soup, or just a few slices of ginger and scallions for Chinese soup. Chinese soup becomes Japanese when you add a 1/4 cup of sweet sake and a few dashes or mirin, or maybe make a nice miso soup instead. For Southeast Asian flavor, perhaps try lemongrass and coconut milk like a Tom Yum, but with fish instead of shrimp.

Cioppino, bisques, bouillabaisse... the choices are endless!!!!