Fish Soup- Romanian style
This Fish Soup- Romanian Style is a basic traditional sour soup recipe from the southern part of Romania. Add lemon juice or a little bit of vinegar at the end for more authenticity.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 215kcal
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 -2 medium carrots chopped
- ½ large red yellow or orange pepper or 1 medium chopped
- 1-2 celery sticks chopped or ½ celery root cubed
- 1-2 medium potatoes cut in cubes
- 2 medium tomatoes diced or 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 16 ounces fish tuna, cod etc
- 8 cups water or fish broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lemon juice or 2-3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 bunch of chopped parsley or lovage
Instructions
- Chop onions, root vegetables, pepper, and tomatoes. Set aside.
- In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Add vegetables and saute them until they become translucent, just enough to develop their flavor.
- Add water, salt, and pepper to taste and optional the potatoes and simmer the vegetables until cooked, for about 20 minutes.
- Cut the fish into cubes and add it to the soup.
- As the fish cooks quite fast, simmer the soup for no more than 10 minutes.
- Add the juice of one lemon or vinegar.
- Add the chopped parsley or lovage.
- Serve warm with some crusty good bread.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 1087mg | Potassium: 843mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2382IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 2mg
