Creamy Salmon Soup - Lohikeitto

If you are looking for an easy crowd-pleasing dish for non-Finnish guest, I can recommend this soup. It is easy to make, and its creamy taste is pleasant even to kids. In my opinion best to serve with hot Rieska-bread or if you have more time at hand try the rich Saaristonleipä. This recipe also works very well with smoked fish, but if the fish is very fat replace the cream with milk.

Ingredients:

50 g Butter

2 Carrot (about 200 g)

600 g Potatoes (the firm kind)

1 Leek (medium sized)

1 Small Onion

1 l Water

2 Bay Leaves

5 pieces of allspice (pimento)

1 Fish Bouillon Cube

2 dl Cream

200 g Chives Cream Cheese (not traditional, but makes the soup more creamy)

600 g Salmon Filet

1 dl of hacked chives or till (I forgot those in the picture)

Instructions:

Cut the onion and leek into small pieces and fry them in the butter, add cubed potatoes and slices carrots. Fry them a bit, then add water, allspice, bouillon and bay leaves.

After 15 minutes add the cream cheese and dissolve.

When the potatoes and carrots are soft, add the cubed salmon and the cream. Simmer for another 5-10 minutes till the salmon is done. Add the hacked chives or dill.