Onion Soup with Salted Fish

Name: Onion Soup with Salted Fish (Shur Piyaz)
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or ½ green jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced; 4 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced; ½ teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ¼ cup/60 ml oil; 1 clove garlic, peeled and grated; 1 lb/450 g salted fish; 1 teaspoon Bandari seven-spice advieh or curry powder

Shur Piyaz

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

They make soup with salted fish both in the Caspian and around the Persian Gulf, and the difference in the spicing reflects the amazing range of Persian cooking.

Ingredients

garnish

1 lb/450 g salted fish

Asia
Iran
Fish course
Pescatarian
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

For the fish: Soak the salted fish in a medium-sized container in cold water for at least 1 hour, changing the water several times.
Drain the fish in a colander. Check for any bones and remove them, then cut the fish into 1in/2.5cm pieces.
For the broth: Heat the oil over low heat in a medium-sized saucepan and sauté the onions for 30 to 35