CREAMY SCANDINAVIAN SEAFOOD SOUP

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While other creamy fish soups tend to be overpowering, this one is light, elegant, and delicious. Sprinkle with chives and serve with bread.

Provided by Tautec

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood Shrimp Soup

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
2 carrots, chopped
2 onions, chopped
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
1 cup white wine
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
½ dried chile pepper
½ sprig fennel fronds
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ pounds cod fillets
1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
8 uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, or more to taste

Steps:

Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add carrots and onions and saute until lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Bring chicken broth, water, white wine, vinegar, and fish sauce to a boil in a large pot. Add sauteed vegetables, reduce heat, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
Whisk heavy cream and flour together in a small bowl. Add cream to the soup, followed by sugar, garlic, bay leaf, chile pepper, fennel greens, sea salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Add cod, mussels, and shrimp; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer without boiling until fish is easily flaked, 8 to 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.7 calories, Carbohydrate 17.3 g, Cholesterol 158.2 mg, Fat 23 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 38.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 990.8 mg, Sugar 5.7 g