Creamy Scandinavian Seafood Soup

Description

While other creamy fish soups tend to be overpowering, this one is light, elegant, and delicious. Sprinkle with chives and serve with bread.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup white wine
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ dried chile pepper
  • ½ sprig fennel fronds
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ pounds cod fillets
  • 1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 8 uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, or more to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add carrots and onions and saute until lightly browned
  2. 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  3. Bring chicken broth
  4. water
  5. white wine
  6. vinegar
  7. and fish sauce to a boil in a large pot. Add sauteed vegetables
  8. reduce heat
  9. and let simmer for 5 minutes.
  10. Whisk heavy cream and flour together in a small bowl. Add cream to the soup
  11. followed by sugar
  12. garlic
  13. bay leaf
  14. chile pepper
  15. fennel greens
  16. sea salt
  17. and pepper. Bring to a boil. Add cod
  18. mussels
  19. and shrimp; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer without boiling until fish is easily flaked
  20. 8 to 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 6

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