Greek Fish Soup – Psarosoupa

Every time I see fresh fish in the market I remember my mom’s Greek fish soup she would make for us on Sundays. I don’t have her recipe, I guess it was so simple it didn’t require one. As a child to eat a fish soup was probably unheard of – but all my cousins ate and loved it, and would ask for seconds.  All I remember is how delicious the clear broth was and all the soft-billowy potatoes  floating in the warm soup. With summer here I decided to jump in and try and reproduce the recipe. I poured over many recipes in my magazines and books but nothing came close. I was recently given a copy of our local church cookbook,  Lemons, Loaves and Honey a collection from the Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church Community of San Diego. And as I was pouring through it I came across this fish soup recipe by Eleni Merziotis.  Her recipe was so close I made it for my family last week and it was a hit! So I dedicate this post to Eleni and her terrific fish soup!

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Greek Fish Soup - Psarosoupa

A simply perfect soup for your family to enjoy all year long. Fresh whole fish is required to develop a beautiful fish broth.

Course Soup

Cuisine Greek

Keyword fish, Greek, soup

Servings 8

Author Eleni Merziotis

Ingredients

For the Broth

• 1 whole fish, approx. 3 pounds, cleaned, and scaled
• red snapper, cod, halibut, branzzino, or any whole white fish
• 1 carrot, roughly chopped
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 1- inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half
• salt

For the soup

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 pounds peeled potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 2-3 fresh lemons

Instructions

Broth

1. In a large soup pot, add 8 cups of water, roughly chopped vegetables and salt to boil.
2. Add the whole fish to the simmered broth. (I used four smaller fish)
3. Simmer for 15 minutes until fish is cooked.
4. Remove the fish and strain the broth in a large bowl. Save the strained mixture.

Soup

1. In the same pot heat the olive oil and add the chopped vegetables for the soup and cooked until softened.
2. Add the reserved stock and simmer until the potatoes are cooked.
3. Add more salt and pepper with needed.

Fish

1. Remove the bones and skin from the fish.
2. Arrange on a platter with the reserved cooked vegetables.
3. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with the platter of fish and vegetables.
4. Drizzle with fresh lemon juice. (optional)

Note

1. The fish can be served alongside which is more traditional or added to the soup.

Check out my other fish dishes:

Salt Cured Fish

Greek Grilled Fish with Greens

I love fish everyday,

Mary 

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