Recipe#6239

Title: BOJTI HALIKRALEVES (SPAWN SOUP FOR LENT)

SOAR

   2       ea           Carrots
   2       ea           Parsnips
   2       md           Onions
   1       sm           Celery knob
   1       t            Salt
   2       ea           Bay leaves
   5       ea           Peppercorns, black
   1       tb           Butter, unsalted
   1       tb           Flour, all-purpose
   1       pn           Paprika
     1/2   lb           Fish fillet -- small pieces
   1       ea           Fish head
   1       lb           Spawn (fish roe)
   2       tb           Vinegar, wine, white
     1/4   c            Sour cream
    Peel vegetables and cut into small pieces, and
  together with salt, bay leaves and peppercorns cook
  them in 2 qts water till they are almost soft.
    Make a roux with butter and flour, cook for only a
  few minutes, leaving it very light. Add paprika and
  whip 1/2 cup cold water into the roux.
    Pour roux into the vegetable mixture and bring again
  to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer.
    Add fish pieces and fish head, and simmer soup for
  10 minutes. Add spawn and cook for another 5 minutes.
    Pour in the vinegar; just before serving stir in the
  sour cream. Adjust salt and vinegar to your taste.
    Note: During Lent most Hungarians eat a lot of fish.
  There are almost always little bits of fish meat,
  bones and heads left over and that's when this soup
  would be a good beginning for a Lenten meal.