Fish Tea

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons chopped thyme
• 2 teaspoons chopped parsley
• 2 teaspoons chopped chives
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 large fish head, cleaned, eyes in tact (or more to taste)
• 2 pints water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 medium sized potatoes, peeled & diced
• 2 cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chopped chives
• 1 teaspoon chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 fry chopped herbs in butter, without allowing them to brown.
• 2 add the fish head, water & salt.
• 3 bring to the boil in a large saucepan.
• 4 skim, add vegetables & cloves & pepper.
• 5 simmer for 35 - 40 minutes, until all the vegetables are soft.
• 6 remove fish head, skin & bone it, flake the flesh and return to the soup.
• 7 serve sprinkled with chives & parsley.
• 8 note:.
• 9 for thicker soup blend 1 oz flour & 4 tablespoons milk to a paste, add to the soup & simmer for a further 5 minutes.