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Salmon ear fish soup with potatoes and dill

Salmon Head Ukha (Fish Soup) with Potatoes and Dill

Be sure to make this simple, tasty, and wholesome soup for the whole family. Fish matters a lot in our diet — it's an unbeatable source of phosphorus, fatty acids, and protein. Eat it regularly and you can put worries about heart and blood-vessel trouble behind you. Researchers in the US have found that eating fatty fish noticeably lifts your mood, since those fatty acids feed the emotional centers of the brain. I also want to say a word about cleaning fish: a lot of cooks toss out the tails, heads, and spine, but those very parts make a magnificent ukha. Its flavor is even better cooked outdoors over an open fire, with a hint of woodsmoke — but you can make a delicious ukha at home too. (Ukha is a classic clear Russian fish soup.)

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Recipe author

Salmon ear fish soup with potatoes and dill

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Salmon heads (3-4 heads of any salmon or trout)

Dill (stems)

Fresh herbs

Bay leaf

Potatoes

300

Onion

Peppercorns

Salt

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 78 % 21 g

Fats 22 % 6 g

Carbohydrates 0 % 0 g

138 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

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Start with the salmon heads. Wash them and remove the gills, scraping off any slime with a coarse scrubber. Cut each head lengthwise in half. Put them in a large pot, along with the fins and spine if you have them. Pour in 2 liters (about 8 cups) of water and set it over the heat. Cook for about half an hour, skimming the foam. Then lift out the fish, pick off the pieces of meat and return them to the broth, and discard the bones. Now add the halved onion and the dill stems to the broth, along with the diced potatoes. Cook the soup for about 15 minutes. Near the end, remove the onion and dill. Add the peppercorns and bay leaf, and just before serving, scatter finely chopped parsley, green onion, and dill into each bowl.