Vegetable Horseradish Cream Soup with Fish

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 30min
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A fresh vegetable and horseradish cream soup featuring fish and shrimp. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 200 g waxy potatoes
  • 200 g knollensellerie (celery root)
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 800 ml vegetable broth
  • 8 large shrimp
  • 200 g perch fillet (skinless)
  • 50 g horseradish root
  • 200 ml whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp plant oil
  • Salt
  • ground pepper
  • 1 splash Lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp coarsely chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Peel and dice the onion, potatoes, and celery root. Sauté all together in 1 tbsp hot butter until translucent. Add broth and simmer for about 20 minutes.

  2. 2.

    Shell the shrimp except for the tail segment, devein, rinse, and pat dry. Make a butterfly cut. Rinse the fish, pat dry, and cut into bite-sized pieces.

  3. 3.

    Peel and grate the horseradish. Add roughly half to the soup and blend until smooth. Bring back to a boil, add cream, and simmer further or add more broth if needed. Add the fish with remaining horseradish and let cook gently for about 5 minutes; do not boil.

  4. 4.

    Meanwhile, fry the shrimp in hot oil in a pan for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper. Distribute onto warmed plates. Remove the fish from the soup with a slotted spoon and add to the shrimp. Finish the soup with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and a splash of remaining butter and parsley. Pour over the fish and serve.