Pumpkin and smoked fish soup

For this soup, almost any not very fatty hot smoked fish is suitable - cod, pike, mackerel. We used smoked whitefish.

Ingredients

• pumpkin - 500 g
• salt to taste
• large tomatoes - 1 pc.
• 3 medium potatoes
• carrots - 1 pc
• 1 tsp pepper mixture
• 500 g hot smoked fish
• 200 ml low-fat cream
• onion - 1 onion

Directions

1. * For this soup, almost any, not very fatty, hot smoked fish is suitable - cod, pike, mackerel. We used smoked whitefish. 1. Boil water in a saucepan, lightly salt. Wash the pumpkin, remove seeds, fibers and peel. Wash and peel potatoes, carrots and onions. Cut all vegetables into small cubes. Place in a pot of boiling water and cook for 7 minutes. Throw in a colander. 2. Make a shallow cruciform incision on the tomatoes. Pour boiling water over the fruits, remove the skin. Cut the tomatoes into 4 pieces, remove the stem and seeds. Cut the pulp into cubes. 3. Remove the skin from the fish. Divide the fish along the ridge into two halves, remove the backbone. Remove all rib bones carefully. Cut half the fillet very finely, removing the remaining small bones. Divide the other half into portions. As a rule, hot smoked fish is sold in stores already gutted and without a head. But if you bought whole fish, then her head and entrails must be removed. 4. Put boiled pumpkin, potatoes, carrots and onions into a blender, add chopped tomatoes. Grind until puree. To avoid lumps, the vegetable puree can be additionally wiped through a fine sieve after chopping in a blender. 5. Pour the puree into a saucepan. Add chopped fish. Pour in the cream. Mix. Put on medium heat, bring to a boil, immediately remove from heat. 6. Sprinkle the soup with the pepper mixture, do not stir. Cover and let it brew for 10 minutes. Then mix and pour into plates, putting a piece of fish in each. Decorate with dill or oregano. vegetable puree after chopping in a blender can be additionally wiped through a fine sieve. 5. Pour the puree into a saucepan. Add chopped fish. Pour in the cream. Mix. Put on medium heat, bring to a boil, immediately remove from heat. 6. Sprinkle the soup with the pepper mixture, do not stir. Cover and let it brew for 10 minutes. Then mix and pour into plates, putting a piece of fish in each. Decorate with dill or oregano. vegetable puree after chopping in a blender can be additionally wiped through a fine sieve. 5. Pour the puree into a saucepan. Add chopped fish. Pour in the cream. Mix. Put on medium heat, bring to a boil, immediately remove from heat. 6. Sprinkle the soup with the pepper mixture, do not stir. Cover and let it brew for 10 minutes. Then mix and pour into plates, putting a piece of fish in each. Decorate with dill or oregano. putting a piece of fish in each. Decorate with dill or oregano. putting a piece of fish in each. Decorate with dill or oregano.