Gelled Fish Soup with Peppered Whipped Cream

Preparation info
  • Makes 4 cups 1 l ) ;

    4

    first-course servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Soup: A Way of Life

By Barbara Kafka

Published 1998

  • About

Quite a few years ago, Paula Wolfert and I did some work together. I had remembered this soup as being hers. When I called her to check, she remembered that it was her soup and my idea to gel it. She is still a wonderful cook, and I still like gelled soups.

This soup is full of my favorite Riviera fish soup flavors. The saffron and vegetables give it a luscious golden color. I doubt if I would often make only four portions; I would be more likely to double the recipe, as I often hav