Fish Soup – Gdańsk inspired

• I read that fish was very popular in the Gdańsk region.
• Fish soup was one of the most expensive starters on several menus.
• I tried it in the Motlava (yes that is the spelling!) restaurant in Gdańsk.
• It was a clear soup with carrots and celery – not a lot different from my fish soup with celery.
• Personally – I thought it was a bit too salty.
• This one is based on the soup in the restaurant.
• The menus said it used a fish stock – I have used a vegetable stock.
• You have to chop the vegetables into very small pieces.
• The soup in the restaurant did not have many pieces of fish – I have increased the amount.

Ingredients

• 2-3 carrots
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 onion
• 250g of fish – Cod/Haddock/Salmon
• 1 ½ litres of vegetable Stock/ or fish stock
• 6 allspice grains
• 6 black peppercorns
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Method

• Peel the carrots and chop them into very small pieces.
• Cut the celery stalks into very small pieces.
• Chop the onion into small pieces.
• Add the allspice and peppercorns to the stock.
• Add the onion to the stock, bring to the boil and then simmer for around 5 minutes.
• Add the carrots and celery, bring back to the boil.
• Simmer for around 5 minutes.
• Chop the fish into small chunks and add to the soup.
• Bring back to the boil then simmer for around 5 minutes.
• Season to taste and serve.

Gdańsk soup on the left – mine in a Royal Doulton Carnation soup plate on the right.