Herring Soup

Ingredients

• 1½ liters water
• 700 gm herring
• ½ liter milk
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• bay leaves
• allspice
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 300 g potatoes
• 2 tablespoon butter
• chopped dill or parsley

Directions

1. Clean the herring. Wash and rub with salt.
2. Bring water to a boil, add the carrots and spices.
3. Half boil the carrots and then add the potatoes, then the half-cut herrings and milk. Other types of fish may be used instead of herring.
4. Cook it until it becomes a little thick.
5. Serve with finely chopped parsley or dill and butter.