Best Creamy Cod Vegetable Soup Recipes

CREAMY FISH STEW WITH COD (GERMAN FISCHEINTOPF)

Steps:

• Cut the cod fillet into bite-sized chunks. Place in a bowl, season generously with salt and pepper and squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish. Set aside.
• Dice the onion, then dice the potatoes (so they will cook faster). Chop the carrot, celery and zucchini and green beans.
• Over medium-high heat in a soup pot saute the onion in the butter and olive oil. When the onion is soft, add the rest of the veggies. Stir, cook for a couple of minutes and deglaze with the wine.
• After the wine has reduced by half, add the stock, stir, season with salt to taste, then bring to boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium, cover, allowing just a sliver of an opening for some steam to escape, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft.
• Stir in the heavy cream, add the cod, stir well, cover again and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the cod is cooked through and is tender and flakey. Squeeze the rest of the lemon juice over the stew, add parsley and/or dill, stir and serve.

VEGETABLE-COD SOUP

Steps:

• Thaw cod, if frozen; cut into 1-inch pieces. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven cook red sweet pepper and onion in margarine or butter until tender. Stir in vegetable broth or chicken broth, green beans, cabbage, carrot, basil, thyme, rosemary, and pepper. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 to 8 minutes or until vegetables are nearly tender.
• Add fish to saucepan. Return to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, stirring once.

POTATO FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 5-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in melted butter until onion is tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir flour into the vegetable mixture until the vegetables are evenly coated. Pour clam juice and water into the saucepan; whisk until smooth. Add potatoes, bay leaf, and thyme to the mixture. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Gently stir cod into the soup. Place a cover on the saucepan and cook until the cod is flaky, about 8 minutes.
• Pour milk into the soup; stir. Simmer soup until hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Remove bay leaf to serve.

CREAMY COD AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot of well-salted water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer gently until tender, about 20 minutes.
• While potatoes simmer, trim, bone, and cut the cod fillets across into 2-inch pieces.
• Drain potatoes well and return to the pot. Add a pinch of cayenne, salt, and 4 tablespoons butter. Mash until smooth.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease 2 individual-sized casserole or baking dishes with 1 tablespoon butter. Place both dishes on a baking sheet.
• Transfer about 2/3 cup of the mashed potatoes into each of the prepared dishes. Smooth out evenly and make a shallow depression with a spoon down the middle. Set aside.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a deep 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the shallots in the hot butter with a pinch of salt until they just start to turn golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cream, lemon zest, and a pinch of cayenne, and bring to a simmer. Add cod and wait for the sauce to come back to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute, while basting with the sauce; turn and cook for 1 minute more.
• Pour in lemon juice and turn off the heat; stir for about 30 seconds.
• Divide the pieces of cod over the potato. Add enough sauce to just cover the fish and return the pan to the stove.
• Bring sauce to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until the sauce reduces and thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in tarragon.
• Spoon the thickened sauce over the cod. Add a light dusting of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until cod is cooked through and the sauce is browned and bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.