Clear Fish Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 parsley root
  • 1 leek (white part only)
  • 1 parsnip
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound fresh or frozen smelts
  • 10 whole pepper|black peppercorns
  • 2 - 3 bay leaf|bay leaves

Directions

  1. Combine the vegetables, salt, and 2 quarts of water in a 4-quart pot.
  2. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, partially covered.
  3. Add the smelts, peppercorns, and bay leaf|bay leaves, then return to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes, partially covered.
  4. Strain the stock, discard the vegetables and .
  5. Taste the broth for salt, remove bay leaf|bay leaves, and use as directed in the following recipes.
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