Cawl Penwaig (Welsh Herring Soup) is a traditional Welsh (Cymric) recipe for a classic soup of boned herring pieces with onions, leeks and carrots in a water base flavoured with cider. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Welsh version of: Welsh Herring Soup (Cawl Penwaig).
4 penwaig wedi glanhau ac heb esgyrn
2 nionyn bychan wedi torri'n fân
2 gennin wedi torri'n fân
2 foron wedi torri'n fân
40g menyn
600ml dŵr
60ml seidr
halen a phupur i flasu
Dull:
I dynnu esgyrn y penwaig glanhewch y pysgodyn cyn tynnu'r cen a'r pen. Gosodwch y pysgodyn ar ei fol cyn ei drawo'n reit galed tair neu bedair gwatih ar draws y gefn gyda'ch dwrn neu rholbren. Ar old hyn fe fydd y pysgodyn yn flat. Gallwch ei droi drosod a thynnu'r asgwrn gefn gyda unrhyw esgyrn bychan.
Ychwanegwch y fenyn i sosban fawr cyn ffrio'r moron, cennin a'r nonod yn ysgafn nes eu bod yn dechrau brownio. Torrwch y pysgod yn dadarnau tua 2cm o faint cyn eu hychwanegu i'r sosban. Ffriwch am funud cyn ychwanegu gweddill y cynhwysion. Dewch a'r cyfan i ferwi cyn gostwng y gwres i ledferwi. Coginiwch am hanner awr cyn ychwanegu'r halen a'r pupur.
Trosglwyddwch y cawl i fwoleni wedi eu cynhesu a gweinwch yn unionsyth.
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English Translation
Ingredients:
4 herring, cleaned and boned
2 small onions, finely chopped
2 leeks, finely sliced
2 carrots, finely diced
40g butter
600ml water
60ml cider
salt and black pepper, to taste
Method:
To bone the herring, gut and clean the fish cut off the heads and remove the scales. Open the belly of the fish and place belly down on a work surface. Using your fist or a rolling pin hit the fish three or four times sharply on the back. The fish will flatted out and the backbone will be exposed. Turn the fish over and remove the backbone and as many pin bones as you can.
Add the butter to a large saucepan or stock pot and use to fry the carrots, leeks and onion gently until they begin to colour. Cut the fish into 2cm portions and add to the pan. Fry for 1 minute then add all the remaining ingredients. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer then cook for 30 minutes.
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