Viskop Kerrie Sop (Curried Snoek Soup)

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Viskop Kerrie Sop (Curried Snoek Soup)

Viskop Kerrie Sop (Curried Snoek Soup) is a traditional South African recipe for a classic soup of snoek heads with onions and potatoes in a curry powder and chilli base. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic South African version of: Curried Snoek Soup (Viskop Kerrie Sop).

prep time

35 minutes

cook time

45 minutes

Total Time:

80 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Curry Spice Recipes South-africa Recipes

This is a classic fish head soup from the fishing communities of the Western Cape. This fish itself was sold, so the head was turned into a hearty soup.

Ingredients:

2 large snoek heads
2 tbsp soft butter or oil
2 large onions, thinly sliced
small piece of fresh ginger, peeled and crushed
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
50g celery, thinly sliced
2 medium potatoes, diced
65g flour
1 tsp sea salt
1.5l water
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp curry powder (Cape Malay curry powder, for preference)
1 or 2 chillies, finely chopped (remove seeds and membranes if you want it milder)

Method:

When cutting off the snoek heads, make sure you leave some of the flesh behind the neck. Wash the heads well then cut in half lengthways.

Place a large stock pan over medium heat. Once hot add the butter or oil and use to fry the onions for about 5 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add in the ginger, garlic, celery and potatoes at this point.

Take the pan off the heat, scatter over the flour then blend in to combine. Return the pan to the heat then scatter over the salt and whilst stirring continuously add the water.

Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes.

Blend together the turmeric and curry powder with a little water to form a smooth paste. Add this to the soup, along with the chillies, stirring constantly to combine.

Now add in the fish heads, return to a simmer, cover, and cook for about 30 minutes until the fish heads have fallen apart.

Remove and discard the fish bones and serve ladled into soup bowls.