Anyone know how to make fish soup?

[whataboutbob]

I love a good fish soup but made it once following a Rick stein recipe and it was bland. Do you fillet the fish first or chuck it in bones and alll? Any tips welcome.

For a good fish soup base, get some raw shell on prawns, simmer in stock till they turn pick, mash them with a potato masher to extract all the goodness then sieve (keeping the liquid obvs). You can then add whatever fish you want.

pink not pick!

Try Raymond Blanc instead www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/raymond-blanc-s-fish-soup

I make prawn stock differently.
Remove the shells from raw prawns; fry the shells & heads gently in olive oil or butter for a few minutes, add water & cook gently.
Strain, & you've still got the raw prawns to use.

I always fillet fish for soup - nothing worse than choking on unexpected bones.

This isn't exactly a soup, but it's delicious & a complete meal :-

simple.ottolenghi.co.uk/recipes/orzo-with-prawns-tomato-and-marinated-feta

I do adapt it; using my prawn stock improves it & I don't think the orange works.

Thanks everyone. Prawns with shells are a good idea, I know a lot of flavour comes out of the shells. My gran was a great cook and said you needed to add some small crabs, but unfortunately I can’t find any. Hopefully the prawns will add that depth of flavour.
I do rate Raymond Blanc so thanks for adding the link @Blondie1984. @handbagsatdawn33 the Ottholenghi recipe looks delicious, I ought to try it some time. Interesting about the orange. I think an orange rind in a classic fish soup usually works . That’s something they put in the soup in the south of France.

@ handbags, the link doesn’t work but the recipe is easily findable via google.