Kjötsúpa
Kjötsúpa, from above
Non vegIceland

Kjötsúpa

Icelandic lamb soup with swede, potato and carrot. Warmth against the North Atlantic wind.

120 minTime
33 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayLamb and root vegetable soup.
The original
566kcalsame
33 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
120minutessame

Classic kjötsúpa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Lamb (lamb or tender mutton)1 kg bone in lamb, shoulder or neck
Water8 cups
Rolled oats (porridge oats)3 tbsp rolled oats or short grain rice
Dried thyme1 tsp dried soup herbs or thyme
Swede (rutabaga)1 small, cubed
Potato4 medium, cubed
Carrot3, chunked
Onion1 large, chopped
Cabbage¼ head, chunked
Salt2 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Cover the lamb with cold water and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam.
  2. 2Add oats and herbs and simmer gently.
  3. 3Add swede, potato, carrot, onion and cabbage. Simmer until tender.
  4. 4Season, then serve the soup with the meat in it or on a plate beside.
Serve it like this

Ladle into deep bowls with a piece of lamb in each, or serve the meat on a board alongside. Rye bread and butter on the side.

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What goes with Kjötsúpa: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Rugbrød240 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Plokkfiskur35 min
On the side Avial35 min
On the side Paruppu usili40 min
A little snack Kleinur60 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
Something sweet Puran poli90 min
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