Cullen Skink
A creamy soup filled with smoked fish, potatoes, and leeks, Cullen Skink is easy and oh-so-delicious. Pair a bowlful of this hearty and soul-satisfying soup with a salad or sandwich for a satisfying meal.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 387kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tabelspoons butter salted
- 3 cups sliced leeks about 1 large leek
- 1 cup diced shallots about 2 large shallots
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 pound smoked cod or haddock
- 2 cups finely diced potatoes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
Instructions
- Saute the leeks in the butter in the bottom of a heavy-bottomed soup pot.
- Add the shallots and saute until softened.
- Deglaze the pan with white wine and simmer until reduced and most of the wine has evaporated.
- Add the milk to the pot, along with the smoked cod (or smoked haddock). Keep the fish whole - you just want to flavor the broth at this point. Simmer for a few minutes, then scoop out the fish.
- Add the diced potatoes and salt and bring the soup to a simmer. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender.
- Meanwhile, chunk up the fish and add the fish back to the soup pot when the potatoes are tender.
- Add the cream to the soup, season it with salt and pepper, and heat through until just boiling.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and/or chives, and enjoy!
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Notes
Chef Jenn's Tips
- Leeks grow in sand and can be very sandy. That sandy grit will ruin your soup so make sure the leeks are very clean.
- Use an alligator chopper (my favorite kitchen tool ever!) to get evenly sized tiny diced potatoes.
- You add the smoked fish in large filets to the soup to heat it through and to extract some of the flavor from it. Then you pull out the large chunks and chop it up before adding it back in. This way the fish won't dry out and will stay in nice spoon-sized chunks without disintegrating in the simmering soup.
- Don't overcook the soup! You want the potatoes and leeks to be tender, that's all!
- Add a pinch of cayenne if you like a bit of spice to your soup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 522mg | Potassium: 934mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1630IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 284mg | Iron: 2mg