Norwegian Fish Soup Food

CREAMY NORWEGIAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter, add the flour, stir for about 2 minutes without browning the flour.
• Add the fish stock at intervals, stirring all the time, let it boil gently for 5-10 minutes.
• Melt the rest of the butter and saute the carrots and leek and potatoes, if using, for approx 10 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes (if using) and simmer for another 5 minutes, then add the shrimps, mussels, fish and the cream.
• Simmer for another 5 minutes, or until the fish and shellfish are tender.
• Add the parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve garnished with sour cream and the lumpfish caviar.

BERGEN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the fish stock to a boil in a large pot. Add the vegetables, reduce the heat, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• If you are using flour, whisk it together with the cream in a small bowl, add the cream to the soup, and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and vinegar to taste; the soup should have a subtle sweet-and-sour flavor. Add the veal stock, if using, and salt to taste. Add the fish and fish dumplings, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes, until the fish is just cooked.
• In the meantime, whisk together the egg yolks and sour cream in a small bowl. Pour the soup into bowls, dividing the fish and dumplings evenly. Gently stir 2 to 3 tablespoons of the sour cream mixture into each bowl. Sprinkle with chives, if desired, and serve.

BERGEN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Place the fish in the water and bring up to a boil. Let simmer for 1/2 hour. Filter this stock through cheesecloth.
• Cut up the celery root, carrot, and leek into small pieces and cook in the filtered stock for 5-7 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the stock and put aside.
• In a heavy pan melt the butter, add the flour and cook with stirring for 2-3 minutes. While continuing to stir add the stock to the butter-flour mixture and continue to cook until well-blended and smooth.
• Mix together in a warm bowl the egg and the sour cream. Eventually add a little of the soup to this while stirring continuously. Continue to add up to 1 cup of the soup little by little until the egg-sour cream mixture has warmed through.
• Carefully add this mixture to the remaining soup being careful not to let it boil. Add the resserved vegetables to the soup and serve, each serving to be topped with some of the chopped chives.