preparing soup

[turlough]

I keep forgetting to take pictures. This one is from when I was preparing to make salmon soup last week.



Nikon Coolpix 775, auto flash

Comments

[omens]

INTRIGUED! You are super organised. :D *man o man, i miss living on the coast and eating salmon all the time*

[turlough]

If I haven't prepared everything beforehand I get terribly stressed during the actual cooking.

[darkemeralds]

Salmon soup? I don't believe I've ever had salmon in a soup. Would love to know more about how you prepare it.

Meanwhile, that is a very nice cooking-prep shot. And your knife work! Lovely!

[turlough]

This recipe was a bit of an experiment but it didn't turn out too badly. You first sautee the shalotts and parsnip in a little oil and then added the water and stock cubes - I used both vegetable & chicken this time - until the parsnip's tender. I then added the leek and the salmon and some milk and let it simmer for just a couple of minutes until the fish was done. Finally I seasoned it with grated ginger and lime juice.

I use a lot of root vegetables in my cooking so I've gotten quite used to chopping them up :-)

[darkemeralds]

Oh yum! You really sold me with the ginger and lime.

[turlough]

I only had powdered ginger and bottled lime juice but it will probably taste much better with fresh ginger and freshly squeezed lime juice. I'm going to try it with that next time.

[crumpetsfortaenia]

Mmm, that sounds really tasty... I want to try it now.

[turlough]

As I said above, I only had dry, powdered ginger and bottled lime juice at home, but I'm sure it will taste even better with fresh ginger and freshly squeezed lime juice.

[rikes]

So neat! :D

[turlough]

Just call me Neat Freak ;-P

[sasha_feather]

That looks really delicious!

[turlough]

It didn't turn out too bad at all.