Traditional Fish Soup

== Description ==
Traditional soup, for 6 – 8 persons
== Ingredients ==
* 3 – 4 tbsp butter or oil
* 1 red onion, cut in julienne
* ½ leek (white part only) cut into thin slices
* 1 stalk celery, cut into small pieces
* 2 quarts fish stock or mild chicken stock
* 250 ml (10 oz) heavy cream
* 2 – 3 oz dry sherry or port
* 1 small can (70 g / 2 oz) tomato purée
* 5 – 6 strings saffron
* 1 – 3 tbsp vine vinegar (f. ex. tarragon)
* ½ cup dry white wine
* 8 oz flounder fillet, cut into small pieces
* 8 oz salmon fillet, cut into small pieces
* 6 oz Icelandic shrimp (salad prawns)
* salt and white pepper
== Directions ==
# Melt the butter in a pot, add all the vegetables and sweat for 4 – 6 minutes.
# Add the stock, cream, sherry, tomato purée, saffron, vinegar and white wine.
# Boil for 6 – 8 minutes.
# Add the and bring to boil again, add the prawns.
# After this the soup may not boil.
# Season with salt and pepper to taste and a little unmelted butter would not harm.
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Category:Icelandic Soups
Category:Salmon Recipes
Category:Shrimp Recipes
Category:Flounder Recipes
Category:Heavy cream Recipes
Category:White wine Recipes
Category:Red onion Recipes
Category:Saffron Recipes
Category:Sherry Recipes
Category:Port Recipes
Category:Leek Recipes