Anchovy Soup

Sample Dishes from Turkish Cuisine

Anchovy Soup (Hamsi Çorbası)

Preparation

Clean and remove entrails, heads and backbones of fish. Rinse and chop finely. Set aside. Saute finely chopped onion in margarine for 2-3 minutes in a covered saucepan, stirring occasionally. Add water and salt. Bring to boil. Stir in diced carrot simmer. Dissolve flour with water blending well. Stir in simmering mixture gradually and stirring constantly. Add fish; mix. Simmer for 20 minutes or until tender. Beat egg and lemon juice well. Add hot liquid into egg-lemon juice mixture mixing thoroughly. Stir in soup slowly stirring constantly. Season with thyme; mix. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Serve hot.

Servings: 6

Nutritional Value
(in approximately one serving)

Regional Characteristics:

It is a very common soup in the Black Sea Region. In lstanbul, other kinds of fısh are also used to prepare this soup. Some people add potatoes and minced, parsley.