Scandinavian Fish Soup Recipes

CREAMY SCANDINAVIAN SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add carrots and onions and saute until lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Bring chicken broth, water, white wine, vinegar, and fish sauce to a boil in a large pot. Add sauteed vegetables, reduce heat, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Whisk heavy cream and flour together in a small bowl. Add cream to the soup, followed by sugar, garlic, bay leaf, chile pepper, fennel greens, sea salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Add cod, mussels, and shrimp; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer without boiling until fish is easily flaked, 8 to 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.

BERGEN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the fish stock to a boil in a large pot. Add the vegetables, reduce the heat, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• If you are using flour, whisk it together with the cream in a small bowl, add the cream to the soup, and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and vinegar to taste; the soup should have a subtle sweet-and-sour flavor. Add the veal stock, if using, and salt to taste. Add the fish and fish dumplings, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes, until the fish is just cooked.
• In the meantime, whisk together the egg yolks and sour cream in a small bowl. Pour the soup into bowls, dividing the fish and dumplings evenly. Gently stir 2 to 3 tablespoons of the sour cream mixture into each bowl. Sprinkle with chives, if desired, and serve.

CREAMY NORWEGIAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter, add the flour, stir for about 2 minutes without browning the flour.
• Add the fish stock at intervals, stirring all the time, let it boil gently for 5-10 minutes.
• Melt the rest of the butter and saute the carrots and leek and potatoes, if using, for approx 10 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes (if using) and simmer for another 5 minutes, then add the shrimps, mussels, fish and the cream.
• Simmer for another 5 minutes, or until the fish and shellfish are tender.
• Add the parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve garnished with sour cream and the lumpfish caviar.

LIDEN FAMILY SCANDINAVIAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Saute until tender the first 5 ingredients. I use a food processor on pulse to quicken the recipe preparation time. Add the saffron, fennel seeds, vegetable bullion, and white wine. Let boil for 10 minutes. (The soup can be prepared in advance to this stage). Add the tomatoes, cream, shellfish and fish until cooked through. Use milk and flour to thicken to your liking. Salt and pepper to taste.

SCANDINAVIAN FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare all ingredients as listed. (Slice the garlic, dice the potatoes & carrots, slice mushrooms if needed, etc.) Heat oil & butter in stock pot. Add onion, carrots, potatoes, and mushrooms.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste. Add a couple of dashes of soy sauce. Let cook until semi-tender. Add more butter & oil, then sprinkle in a couple of tablespoons of flour. Add more or less depending on how thick you like your soup. Let cook for a couple of minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
• Add the entire can of crushed tomatoes along with the stock and the juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• While that is simmering, heat a large pan. Add butter and oil and let butter melt. Salt and pepper the fish and lay seasoned side down in the hot pan.
• Salt and pepper the other side of the fish. Let sear on the first side and flip, doing the same to the other side.
• If desired, you may hit the fish with a splash of lemon or lime juice at the end.
• Once fish is done, remove to plate. Deglaze pan with lemon juice and dump into the soup. Let flavors simmer together for a couple more minutes.
• When ready to serve, place a couple of pieces of the fish in the bottom of your soup bowl. Spoon or ladle soup over the fish and serve with crusty bread. Enjoy!