Burbot Soup
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- 3 funt burbot
- 2-3 carrot
- 1 parsley root
- 1 celery
- 1 leek
- 2 onion
- 13 grains allspice
- 3 bay leaf
- 1 head cauliflower
- 12 pieces asparagus
- 1/2 stakan sago
- 1/4-1 stakan table wine
- 3 slices lemon
Instructions
- Scald, skin, and salt the burbot; boil and strain a root bouillon.
- Cook the liver with carrot, cauliflower, and asparagus in the fish broth.
- Poach the portioned burbot; assemble in the tureen with sago, greens, and lemon.
- Pour over the soup, optionally with wine, and serve.