Ingredients: Stock: 500 g small perch, cleaned and with gills removed 500 g perch bones 1 1/2 l water 100 g onions 100 g leeks 2 sprigs of parsley 1 sprig of dill half of bay leaf 5 allspice peppercorns 5 white peppercorns The soup vegetables and finishing: 150 g perch fillets 7 1/2 dl perch stock 50 g onion, chopped 50 g small cauliflower florets 50 g carrots, diced to the size of a little finger tip 50 g peas, fresh or frozen sea salt 1/2 l milk 30 g butter 1 Tbsp chives, chopped Directions:1. Cut up the perch and bones, rinse well and place in a saucepan. Add around 1 1/2 l water. Bring rapidly to the boil. Then turn down the heat so that the stock simmers gently, and remove the froth that forms on the surface. Add the root vegetables, onions and spices, cook for 25 minutes and sieve the stock. Measure its volume: you need 7 1/2 dl. lf there is more stock, reduce it. 2. Put all the vegetables in the stock, season with sea saIt, and cook until done. Add the perch fillets, cut into 2 cm pieces, and the milk. Bring to the boil. 3. Check the seasoning and, finally, add the butter and the chopped chives. Serve the soup immediately. |