About the dish
Kjötsúpa, simply ‘meat soup’, is a classic of Icelandic home cooking. It is made with lamb on the bone, usually shoulder or neck, and vegetables that grow well in the island’s harsh climate: swede, potatoes, carrots and onions. The soup is thickened with a handful of rice or rolled oats and seasoned with dried herbs. Icelandic sheep roam freely in the mountains in summer, so the lamb has a pronounced flavour. Kjötsúpa is a dish for cold days and family meals, and in many homes the meat on the bone is lifted out and eaten separately with the vegetables.
Main ingredients
- lamb on the bone
- swede
- potatoes
- carrots
- onion
- rice or rolled oats
