Fish & Fennel Soup
1 fennel bulb
1 medium onion
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
6 cups water
1 (10 g) packet instant dashi stock
(Japanese fish broth)
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
(optional or to taste)
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 lb fresh fish fillets (e.g. cod,
haddock, ocean perch, monk fish)
Slice the fennel and onion thinly, setting aside the green fennel fronds.
Cut fish in bite sized pieces.
Saut� the fennel and onion in olive oil in a soup pot until soft but not brown.
Add seasonings, water and dashi.
Simmer, covered, on low for 15 minutes.
Add fish, wine and fennel fronds.
Continue simmering for 15 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
Serve with French bread and white wine.
Note: Using dashi no moto (available in oriental grocery stores) is an easy way of making fish stock. You may substitute 2 Knorr fish bouillon cubes or 2-8 oz. bottles of clam juice.
Metric:
1.00 fennel bulb
1.00 medium onion
59.16 ml extra virgin olive oil
1,419.54 ml water
1 (10 g) packet instant dashi stock
(Japanese fish broth)
1.23 ml ground cayenne pepper (optional
or to taste)
4.93 ml salt
177.44 ml dry white wine
453.59 g fresh fish fillets (e.g. cod,
haddock, ocean perch, monk fish)