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When making a fish broth, it doesn't matter what type of fish you use to make your fish head soup.

What Kind of Fish Do I Use for Fish Head Soup? There was a recipe for Ukha Soup which I will post the original Russian version at the bottom of the post. Sometimes it's referred to as Stalin's cookbook. The USSR published a cookbook called The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food (Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище) which was written by Soviet scientists, first published in 1939 then in 1952 which became a staple in the Soviet kitchen. Leaving a simple, clear and delicious rustic soup. After straining the soup, the fish meat is skinless and boneless leaving chunky fillet chunks of meat that are added towards the end of the soup making process. Well I call this my new and improved Ukha Fish Head Soup, where you still get the healthy minerals and vitamins from the Salmon bones, without eating the gross stuff.

This fish head soup was my worst nightmare. I wanted no part of this meal! I also don't like fish bones in meat, and picking out small bones. My grandpa would even eat the fish head, saying it was the tastiest part. Growing up, I hated Ukha Fish Head Soup for 2 reasons, the fish heads and the fish bones. While that can be still done today, most of us use an indoor kitchen to make Ukha over a stove. In the summer, we would go trout fishing and make this soup while camping. Traditionally fishermen cook this outdoors in a pot, over an open fire. Ukha Fish Head Soup (Уха) is a rustic Russian Fisherman's Soup that has been eaten for hundreds of years. Called Ukha, a simple and rustic fish soup recipe with potatoes, fresh dill and maybe a tiny bit of vodka. Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipeįish Head Soup is a Russian fishermen's soup, cooked on the river banks where they caught the fish.
