4.9 from 20 votes
Salmon Head Soup
You will need some Japanese ingredients to make this dish, but they are not terribly hard to find. Easy, actually, if you have an Asian community near you.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
6
people
Calories:
201 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 4 salmon head gills removed, large
- 1 onion chopped, about 1 cup, small
- kombu seaweed optional, 2-inch piece, dried
- ginger 3-inch piece, slivered
- salt
- 1/4 cup mirin sweet wine, 1/4 cup
- asian noodles somen, udon or rice noodles
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons White miso paste
- chive sliced, for garnish
- chile sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- Wash the salmon heads well to remove any blood or gills. Gills will ruin the broth by making it bitter and cloudy. Cover the heads with water in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add the onion, kombu and ginger and bring to a bare simmer. Do not let this boil. Simmer gently for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Strain the broth and save the heads. Pick out all the meat from the heads, especially the cheek meat. Reserve in a bowl.
- Return the broth to a clean pot and add the mirin. Heat but do not let boil. Add the soy sauce. If the broth still needs salt, add salt -- not more soy sauce, as that will make the broth too dark.
- Bring another pot of salted water to a boil: This is for the noodles. Cook the noodles according to the directions on the package.
- Ladle out some broth into soup bowls. Add a heaping teaspoon of miso (or more) to each bowl and stir to combine. Portion out the noodles to each bowl. Add the salmon meat on top of the noodles. Each person should get at least one cheek. Cover with more broth, garnish with chives and sliced chiles and serve at once.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
201kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
62mg
(21%)
Sodium
610mg
(25%)
Potassium
606mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
45IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 610mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 606mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 45IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.