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Hearty Soup with Sprats in Tomato Sauce

A great alternative to any other fish soup — a thick yet light homemade soup that's a real pleasure to make! You can swap ingredients to your taste: use just potatoes, vermicelli instead of rice, or any other grain you like. It's easy to make outdoors over a campfire, too.

Galina

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Canned fish (1 can of sprats in tomato sauce)

Potatoes

Onion

Carrots

Rice

Bay leaf

Peppercorns

Allspice

Salt

Water

Fresh herbs

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 20 % 2 g

Fats 10 % 1 g

Carbohydrates 70 % 7 g

40 kcal

GI: 67 / 33 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min

Step 1:

Gather all the ingredients. Peel the potatoes, carrots, and onion.
Step 2:

Cut the potatoes into small cubes, grate the carrots on the coarse holes of a box grater, and finely chop the onion. I add the vegetables raw. If you'd rather, you can sauté the onion and carrot first.
Step 3:

Open the can of sprats and stir it up.
Step 4:

Put all the vegetables in a pot, rinse the rice under running water and add it to the vegetables, pour in the water, and set it over the heat. When the water comes to a boil, add salt, spices, and bay leaf to taste. Cook for 20–25 minutes, until the potatoes and rice are fully done.
Step 5:

Add the sprats along with the tomato sauce from the can, stir, bring to a boil, and cook for another 5 minutes.
Step 6:

Turn off the heat, cover, and let it rest a little. In the meantime, get out the fresh herbs, some dark rye bread (rub the heel of the loaf with garlic… mmm), and a big spoon. For those who like a kick, stir in a spoonful of adjika (a spicy Caucasian pepper-garlic paste). As you can see, there are plenty of ways to serve this soup.
Step 7:

Delicious! Hearty! Quick! Enjoy!

Here's a fairly simple but very tasty soup made with sprats in tomato sauce, potatoes, and rice. The great thing about it is how quickly it comes together. It turns out delicious, light, and filling, with a truly incredible flavor. I hope you'll love it too.