Ear from the head of a carp

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook fish soup fish soup from the head of a carp? First, prepare the necessary ingredients. If in addition to the head you have a couple of steaks from the body of the fish or the tail part, you can also use them in soup - the ear will only get richer and tastier. Rinse the carp's head thoroughly and remove the gills. Rinse the fish well again. There should be no blood clots left in it, which will turn the broth into an ugly brown color.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut the celery stalks into not very long cubes so that they can fit into the pan. Leaves from the stems do not need to be stripped.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the carp's head, celery, a whole onion, bay leaves, allspice peas and salt in a saucepan. Fill the fish with cold water and put it on a slow fire. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 20-30 minutes, removing the foam. The head should be well boiled and give all its juices to the broth.

4. Step 4:

   

   While the broth is cooking, rinse the millet to clean water and dry.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the potatoes and cut into medium cubes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Peel and grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

8. Step 7:

   

   Remove the boiled onion, celery, pepper peas and bay leaves from the finished broth. They won't be needed anymore. Also take out the head of the carp, but do not throw it away. Strain the finished broth through a sieve or cheesecloth into a clean saucepan. Return the pot of broth to medium heat and bring to a boil again.

9. Step 8:

   

   Put carrots, millet and potatoes into the boiling broth. Cook, stirring, at a low boil for about 20 minutes until the potatoes and millet are ready.

10. Step 9:

    

    While the potatoes are cooking, remove all the meat that is in it from the head of the carp. If you have cooked the tail and pieces of fish in addition to the head, also separate the meat from the bones.

11. Step 10:

    

    When the vegetables and millet are ready, add the meat from the fish to them. If necessary, add salt to the ear to taste. Cover the pan with a lid and let the ear brew for 10-15 minutes.

12. Step 11:

    

    Carp fish soup is ready! Pour it on plates and, if desired, sprinkle with chopped herbs. Enjoy your meal!