Quick and Flavorful Canned Fish Soup with Millet

Stunning, rich, aromatic. More supplements! Canned fish soup with millet can be served for lunch for the whole family. Everyone will like this first dish; besides, it is made quickly, simply and not expensive in terms of time, effort and budget. Red onion gives it an unusual taste.
cook time: 45 min
Nora Vaughn
Quick and Flavorful Canned Fish Soup with Millet

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

54
Calories
4g
Fat
4g
Carbs
2g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Onion (red) 1 pc
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Water 2 l
Potato 300 g
Bay leaf 2 pc
Parsley (2 branches) 10 g
Carrot 1 pc
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Millet 50 g
Canned fish (In oil) 250 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to cook canned fish soup with millet? Prepare your food. You can use red or white canned fish according to your taste. I have a sardine in oil. Shake the can before purchasing. The more liquid there is, the less fish there is.

Step 2

Step 2
Remove the fish from the jar, shake off the liquid and break into pieces or mash with a fork. If any bones are too large, remove them.

Step 3

Step 3
Sort the millet and rinse thoroughly until the water runs clear. Interesting and useful information about millet can be found in a separate article; the link is at the end of the recipe.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the potatoes, peel and cut into medium cubes.

Step 5

Step 5
Peel the carrots and cut into half rings.

Step 6

Step 6
Peel the onion and cut into medium pieces. If you or your children donʼt like onions, you can omit them from the soup at all, or add the whole onion at the very beginning of cooking and then throw it away. You can replace the red onion with a simple onion.

Step 7

Step 7
Wash the parsley, dry and finely chop. If you wish, you can replace or supplement with other herbs, for example, dill, cilantro, green onions, or use a mixture of different herbs.

Step 8

Step 8
Place the washed millet and bay leaves into the pan. Pour in 2 liters of clean water. Place the pan over medium heat. Bring the water to a boil and cook the millet for about 10 minutes. See the package for the total cooking time for millet; on average it is 25 minutes. See the end of the recipe for information about the amount of water for the soup. How to choose a pan, read a separate article at the end of this recipe.

Step 9

Step 9
While the millet is cooking, heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onions and carrots. Fry, stirring, 4-5 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Transfer the roasted vegetables to the pan. Next add the potatoes. Cook everything together for about 15 minutes.

Step 11

Step 11
Add canned fish, salt and pepper to taste to the soup. Cook for about 5 minutes or longer until the potatoes and millet are cooked through.

Step 12

Step 12
At the end, add chopped herbs. Turn off the fire.

Step 13

Step 13
Pour the soup with canned fish and millet into bowls and serve. Bon appetit!

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