Ear from the head of a carp

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook fish soup soup from the head of a carp? First, prepare the necessary ingredients. If, in addition to the head, you have a couple of steaks from the body of the fish or the tail part, you can also use them in the soup - the fish soup will only turn out richer and tastier. Rinse the head of the carp thoroughly and remove the gills. Rinse the fish well again. There should be no blood clots left in it, which will color the broth an ugly brown color.

2. STEP 2

   

   Cut the celery stalks into not very long pieces so that they can fit into the pan. There is no need to remove leaves from the stems.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the carp head, celery, whole onion, bay leaves, allspice peas and salt into the pan. Pour cold water over the fish and place on low heat. Bring to a boil. Cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes, skimming off the foam. The head should be well boiled and give up all its juices to the broth.

4. STEP 4

   

   While the broth is boiling, rinse the millet until clean and dry.

5. STEP 5

   

   Peel the potatoes and cut into medium cubes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Peel the carrots and grate on a coarse grater.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the boiled onion, celery, peppercorns and bay leaves from the finished broth. They won't be needed anymore. Also remove the head of the carp, but do not throw it away. Strain the finished broth through a sieve or cheesecloth into a clean saucepan. Return the pan with the broth to medium heat and bring to a boil again.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place carrots, millet and potatoes into the boiling broth. Cook, stirring, at a low simmer for about 20 minutes until the potatoes and millet are ready.

9. STEP 9

   

   While the potatoes are boiling, remove all the meat that is in it from the carp head. If in addition to the head, tail and pieces of fish were boiled, also separate the meat from the bones.

10. STEP 10

    

    When the vegetables and millet are ready, add the fish meat to them. If necessary, add salt to the fish soup to taste. Cover the pan with a lid and let the soup brew for 10-15 minutes.

11. STEP 11

    

    The carp fish soup is ready! Pour it into bowls and sprinkle with chopped herbs if desired. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Eleno4ka

11.10.2023

4.8

Today I’m preparing fish soup from the head of a carp. I used the fillet for another dish, and the ridge, tail and head will go to the fish soup. To cook the broth I used celery leaves along with stalks. I washed the millet well, poured boiling water over it for a few minutes and washed it again so that it wouldn’t taste bitter and would cook better (I like boiled millet). The soup turned out rich and aromatic! Thanks for the recipe, Maria!