Name: Pike Soup Manitoba
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 8 people
Ingredients: BROTH; Carcass of a 5-7 lb pike, (gills and guts removed); Sunflower, (canola or safflower oil); Salt; 1 small onion, (chopped); 1 tablespoon juniper berries, smashed ((optional)); 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon black pepper; Trimmings from the roots, (see below); About 10 to 20 dried morels or other dried mushrooms, (crushed); 1 cup chicken broth; 5 cups water; SOUP; 1 cup diced celery root; 1 golden beet or small rutabaga, (peeled and diced); 1 cup wild rice; Meat from the pike, (cut into bite-sized pieces); Celery leaves and chives, (for garnish); OPTIONAL DILL OIL; 1/2 cup chopped dill; 1 cup neutral oil, (such as canola or grapeseed)