Brittany Mixed Fish Soup

Total Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs mixed fish, cleaned (flounder, mackerel, cod, or haddock)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 large onions, peeled, sliced thin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 medium potatoes, peeled,in 1/4s
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 10 cups water
• french bread (crusty)
• 2 medium bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 cut fish into chunks of equal size.
• 2 saute onions and garlic in heated butter or margarine in a large kettle until tender.
• 3 add potatoes, water, bay leaves, thyme marjoram, parsley, salt and pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 add prepared fish and lower heat to moderate.
• 6 cook, covered, about 25 minutes, until fish and potatoes are tender.
• 7 remove and discard bay leaves.
• 8 put slices of bread in wide soup plates.
• 9 ladle broth over bread.
• 10 serve fish and potatoes separately on a platter.