Traditional Fish Soup

Ingredients

• – 4 tbsp butter or oil
  3 unit
• red onion

  cut in julienne
  1 unit
• leek (white part only) cut into thin slices
  ½ unit
• celery

  cut into small pieces
  1 stalk
• fish stock or mild chicken stock
  2 quarts
• (10 oz) heavy cream
  250 ml
• – 3 oz dry sherry or port
  2 unit
• can (70 g / 2 oz) tomato purée
  1 small
• – 6 strings saffron
  5 unit
• – 3 tbsp vine vinegar (f. ex. tarragon)
  1 unit
• dry white wine
  ½ cup
• flounder fillet

  cut into small pieces
  8 oz
• salmon fillet

  cut into small pieces
  8 oz
• Icelandic shrimp (salad prawns)
  6 oz
• salt and white pepper
  1 unit