Waterzooi
Waterzooi is a classic stew in Northern Belgian cuisine. Its name is Dutch, meaning "watery mess".
Total
00:30
Ingredients
- 500 g fish of choice
- 75 g butter (unsalted)
- 5 L vegetable or fish stock
- 1 leek, cleaned and julienned
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 cm pieces
- Bay leaf
- 10 black peppercorns
- 1 egg yolk
- 2.5 L double cream
- Salt
- Total:
- 00:30
Instructions
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1Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add vegetables, bay leaf, and peppercorns then sauté for a few minutes.
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2Stir in the butter, then cook for 5 minutes without allowing the vegetables to brown.
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3Add stock and bring to boil.
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4Add fish, reduce the heat, and let simmer for 10 minutes.
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5Remove fish and cut into pieces.
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6Temper 200 ml of the stock into the egg yolk, stirring to prevent curdling. Stir the mixture back into the pot along with the cream, and bring the mixture back to just below boiling.
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7Add fish and taste everything for flavour, adding salt as required.
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8Serve in shallow bowls.
- Category
- Soups
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 23, 2026