Norwegian Fish Soup Recipe (Fiskesuppe)
Equipment
- Pot or Instant Pot
- blender
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 white or yellow onion small diced
- 1 cup leek stalk (1 green leaf chopped and 1 cup white stalk sliced)
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 4 cups fish broth or stock
- 1 lb cauliflower frozen or fresh
- salt and pepper to taste (about 1 and ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper)
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 lb salmon skinless and cut into chunks
- 1 carrot (OPTIONAL) peeled and cut into small chunks (skip if on a KETO diet)
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1-2 tablespoon fresh dill or chives chopped
Instructions
- STOVETOP: Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add oil and cook onion and leek for about 3-4 minutes. Then add garlic and cook for about 1 minute, stirring every now and then. Do not let brown! Transfer about half of the veggies to a blender cup; reserve.
- Add broth and cauliflower to the pot and let cook over high heat for about 8-10 minutes or until tender. Transfer all the cauliflower and about 1 cup of the broth to the blender with salt, pepper, cayenne, and heavy cream. Blend with half of the reserved cooked veggies until smooth. Pour back into the pot.
- Add the fish and carrots. Let cook over medium-high heat for about 5-6 minutes. Remove pot from the heat and stir in lemon juice. Garnish top of soup with fresh dill or chives. Serve fish soup by itself or with a hard-crusted bread.
- INSTANT POT: Press the sauté button and heat the Instant Pot for about 3 minutes. Add oil and cook onion and leek for about 3-4 minutes. Then, add garlic and cook for about 1 minute, stirring every now and then. Do not let brown! Transfer about half of the veggies to the blender and set aside.
- Add the broth and cauliflower to the pot, lock the lid, turn the valve to sealing, and let it cook over high pressure for about 4 minutes. Do a quick release!
- Transfer all the cauliflower and 1 cup of the broth to the blender. Add salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and heavy cream. Blend with half of the reserved cooked veggies until smooth. Pour back into the pot.
- Add the fish and carrots (optional). Press the sauté button and let cook for about 5-6 minutes. Cancel the sauté function and stir in lemon juice. Garnish the fish soup with dill.
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