National Dishes of the World

EN PL

Finnish salmon soup
Photo: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

soup

Finnish salmon soup

lohikeitto

A creamy soup with chunks of salmon, potatoes, leek and plenty of dill.

Eaten in: Finland

Prep
15 min
Cooking
30 min
Total
45 min
Servings
4

Jump to recipe

About the dish

Lohikeitto is a Finnish fish soup, simple and delicate, eaten all year round but especially in the colder months. Potatoes are simmered in fish or vegetable stock with leek or onion, carrot and allspice, and large chunks of salmon and cream go in at the end. The fish cooks for only a few minutes, so it stays moist, and the soup is finished with fresh dill. It has a pale, creamy broth and a gentle flavour. It is served with dark rye bread and butter. In some regions a clear version without cream is made.

Main ingredients

  • salmon
  • potatoes
  • leek
  • cream
  • dill
  • allspice

More: Wikipedia (en)

Recipe

Finnish salmon soup

https://foodmap.ominuvo.com/dish/lohikeitto

Ingredients

4 servings

4 servings

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a pot and cook the leek for a few minutes until soft.

  2. Add the potatoes, carrot, allspice and bay leaf, pour in the stock and simmer for about 15 minutes until the potatoes are nearly tender.

  3. Pour in the cream and bring the soup back to a gentle simmer.

  4. Add the salmon and cook gently for 4–5 minutes until just done. Stir carefully so the fish does not break up.

  5. Remove the bay leaf, season with salt and pepper and stir in most of the dill.

  6. Serve sprinkled with the remaining dill, with dark rye bread and butter.

From the same kitchen