Bojti halikraleves (spawn soup for lent)

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[edit] Description

[edit] Ingredients

• 2 ea carrots
• 2 ea Parsnips
• 2 md onions
• 1 sm celery knob
• 1 ts 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

[edit] Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.