Spawn Soup for Lent

Name: Spawn Soup for Lent (Böjti Halikraleves)
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: Pinch of paprika; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 fish head; ½ pound fish fillet, cut into small pieces; 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar; 1 pound spawn (fish roe); ¼ cup sour cream; 2 carrots; 2 parsnips; 2 medium-sized onions; 1 small knob celery; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 bay leaves; 5 black peppercorns; 1 tablespoon butter

Böjti Halikraleves

Preparation info

8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cuisine of Hungary

By George Lang

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

2 carrots
2 parsnips
2 medium-sized onions
1

Europe
Hungary
Pescatarian
Eastern Europe
Spicy
Soup

Method

Peel vegetables and cut into small pieces, and together with salt, bay leaves and peppercorns cook them in 2 quarts water till they are almost soft.
Meantime make a roux with butter and flour; cook it for only a few minutes, leaving it very light. Add paprika an