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Halibut Soup

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By: Joanna Cismaru 19 Comments

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Halibut Soup – healthy and delicious halibut soup, loaded with veggies.

In the month of May I’m going to be featuring only vegetarian recipes and some of them will include seafood. My mission is to prove to myself mostly, that there are many options when it comes to vegetarian dishes. To start this off, I’ve made this yummy halibut soup.

I don’t make fish soup often but sometimes I get in the mood for something different and recently I’ve been wanting to make a fish soup for quite some time. This halibut soup in particular is similar to a Romanian fish soup that is traditionally made with sturgeon. What I love most about this soup is the lemon and fish flavor together, it really is delicious.

Since I didn’t have sturgeon, I used halibut which I think was a good choice. I remember I used to hate fish soup as a child, particularly because of the fish bones. There is a very traditional Romanian fish soup where you basically make the broth from different kinds of fish, including their heads. Supposedly that’s what gives the fish broth all that great flavor. However, I am not a big fan of fish heads, I couldn’t even look at them.

So I guess I faked it, though I still think this soup had enough fish flavor for me, even for my husband. At first he mumbled as he usually does, but then as he started eating it, he was loving it more and more.

Close up shot of a bowl of Halibut Soup

I had to include this picture of Mia, here she was sniffing the fish. She is like no other dog, she is more like a cat. She loves fish, especially tuna.

A beagle

What’s your favorite fish soup? Do you have a favorite vegetarian dish?

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4.72 from 21 votes

Halibut Soup

Prep 15 minutes
Cook 40 minutes
Total 55 minutes
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Halibut Soup – healthy and delicious halibut soup, loaded with veggies.
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion (chopped)
  • 1 large carrot (chopped)
  • 1/2 large green bell pepper (chopped)
  • 1 large potato (peeled and cubed)
  • 1 pound halibut (cut into cubes)
  • 1/4 cup fresh dill (chopped)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • juice from one lemon

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Instructions 

  • In a heavy large pot heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and green pepper. Saute the veggies in the olive oil until they become tender, do not burn the onion.
  • Add the water to the pot and the fish. Bring the broth to a boil at which time add the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Cook for an additional 20 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through.
  • In a small bowl, beat the egg and sour cream. To the small bowl add 1/4 cup of the broth from the pot. Mix it well with the sour cream mixture. Pour the sour cream mixture to the big pot.Stir well and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Add the dill and the lemon juice. Season with more salt and pepper if needed.
  • Serve hot with lemon wedges on the side.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 200kcal (10%)Carbohydrates: 15g (5%)Protein: 17g (34%)Fat: 8g (12%)Saturated Fat: 3g (19%)Cholesterol: 74mg (25%)Sodium: 107mg (5%)Potassium: 728mg (21%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 3g (3%)Vitamin A: 2416IU (48%)Vitamin C: 27mg (33%)Calcium: 60mg (6%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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Christa
Christa
Posted: 1 month ago

4 stars
Can this be made with dried dill weed instead of fresh? iteaspoon perhaps?

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Christa
Posted: 1 month ago

Absolutely!

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Renee
Renee
Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
Wow! It was a wonderful meal. We are trying new recipes during the pandemic to make our food last longer and this soup is five stars and one we will continue to make consistently from now on.

We substituted coconut milk fat for the sour cream and added an extra carrot. Super simple and YUM!

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Jane Thomson Giffen
Jane Thomson Giffen
Posted: 3 years ago

HI JO ;

DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE FOR ”LEEK AND POTATO SOUP. ??????
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT , I CAN’T FIND IT IN YOUR RECIPES I HAVE ON FIEL.
THANK YOU
JANE.

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Jo Cooks Team
Jo Cooks Team
Reply to  Jane Thomson Giffen
Posted: 3 years ago

Hi Jane! We don’t (yet) have a recipe for leek and potato soup. Click here to check this recipe out, or you can give some of these a try:
Creamy Loaded Potato Soup
Chicken Potato Soup

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Jess
Jess
Posted: 3 years ago

can you make this without sour cream?

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Jo Cooks Team
Jo Cooks Team
Reply to  Jess
Posted: 3 years ago

Yes!

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Monica
Monica
Posted: 4 years ago

This was very nice and we liked it, but is there a way to get nutrition information?

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Nicole Beaulieu
Nicole Beaulieu
Reply to  Monica
Posted: 4 years ago

I’ve added nutrition info at the bottom of the recipe card 🙂

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David
David
Posted: 4 years ago

5 stars
Halibut soup was delicious. I noticed in the photos that accompanied the recipe that there were red flakes in the photo . Did you add red or chili pepper flakes

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  David
Posted: 4 years ago

Yes, I garnished with some red pepper flakes. Glad you liked it!

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Rowena
Rowena
Posted: 5 years ago

A really wonderful soup for ant time of the year. I used balkan yogurt instead of sour cream; delicious! I was afraid it called for too much dill and lemon juice but the amounts were just right. Satisfying and just loaded with flavor. A new favorite. Thanks so much for a great recipe!

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Rowena
Posted: 5 years ago

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!

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Brette Sember
Brette Sember
Posted: 10 years ago

Saw this on Carrie’s Experimental Kitchen. This sounds really good and something I’ve never tried before.

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Brette Sember
Posted: 10 years ago

Hi Brette,
I hope you try it if you like fish soup, it’s really good. 🙂

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Carrie's Experimental Kitchen
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen
Posted: 10 years ago

Good morning! I have featured this recipe on my blog today for my weekly seafood round-up and have linked this recipe to your original post so that my readers will be forwarded to your site. Thank you for allowing me to share! Here is the link: http://carriesexperimentalkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/seafood-frenzy-friday-week-39.html

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 10 years ago

No problem, thanks. 🙂

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Steph
Steph
Posted: 10 years ago

Mmmm, I’d love to try making this one night! Do you think nonfat Greek yogurt would work in place of the sour cream? I rarely ever buy sour cream because I don’t have much use for it!

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Steph
Posted: 10 years ago

I think Greek yogurt might work because it’s very thick like sour cream. You can try it. 🙂

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