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Hungarian carp soup

Hungarian carp soup

Servings:

Ingredients

  • 500 g carp fillets
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1/2 parsnip root
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons lard (or vegetable oil)
  • 1.5 liters broth
  • 1/2 cup tomato puree
  • parsley sprigs
  • seasonings: 1 bay leaf, 1 allspice berry, 2 teaspoons marjoram, 2 teaspoons sweet red paprika, 1/3 teaspoon hot paprika, 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, freshly ground pepper, salt

Preparation

  1. In a pot with fat, sauté the onion cut into rings. Add peeled carrot and parsnip root grated on a grater. Fry, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
  2. Add bell pepper cut into 2-3 cm strips and fry, stirring, for about 2 minutes.
  3. Pour in the broth, add seasonings and cook covered for about 5 minutes.
  4. Clean the carp meat of bones and remove the skin. Cut the meat into pieces and add to the soup. Reduce heat and cook for about 2 minutes.
  5. Add tomato puree and cook for about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley sprigs.

Tips

If you have a whole carp, you can fillet it and use it for the soup, while the backbone and head can be used to make fish broth for the soup.

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