Pink Salmon Ukha with Millet
A fish soup made with pink salmon steaks, potatoes, carrots, and millet. Serve hot with dill.
- Time
- 40 min
- Serving
- 398 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $2.30
- Protein
- 31 g
Ingredients
- 1 Pink salmon steakspack 600 g ≈ $8.00 120 g
- 2 Potatoes≈ $2.19 per kg 120 g
- 3 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 40 g
- 4 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 40 g
- 5 Milletpack 800 g ≈ $3.50 30 g
- 6 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 5 g
- 7 Bay leaves to taste
- 8 Salt 2 g
- 9 Ground black pepper to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Cut the potatoes2 into 2 cm cubes, the carrot3 into 0.5 cm rounds, and the onion4 into small dice; rinse the millet5 with warm water until the water runs clear.
Bring 700 ml water to a boil in a pot, add the millet5 and bay leaf, and simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat, skimming off any foam.
Add the potatoes2, carrot3, and onion4, season with salt, and cook for 10 minutes until the vegetables are half-done.
Add the pink1 salmon steaks and simmer over low heat for 10–12 minutes, until the flesh turns white and opaque and flakes easily from the bone.
Taste, add more salt if needed, season with pepper, remove the bay leaf, and let stand covered for 5 minutes.
Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with finely chopped dill6, and serve hot.
Tips
- Why it works
- Use whole onion to flavor the broth without bits; slice it to release aroma faster but it will sink and burn.
- Substitutions
- Replace millet with 20g rice for a lighter texture, or swap pink salmon for 150g canned salmon (drained) for convenience.
- Common mistakes
- Overcooking fish makes it flake apart. Check internal temp at 60°C or see translucent edges; broth turns cloudy if skimmed too late.
- Storing and reheating
- Eat fresh or store 2 days in the fridge; reheat gently on low heat, stirring, until hot. Freeze broth only without fish.
- Serve with
- Pair with a slice of rye bread and a cold glass of kvass for a hearty, traditional Russian lunch.
In short
- In the planner this dish is cooked for two days: reheat on day two.
- Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.
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