Finland

Lohikeitto

Name: Lohikeitto
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp butter; 1 sliced leek; 4 medium cubed potato; 1 sliced carrot; 3 1/3 cups fish stock water; 5 berries allspice; 1 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 500 g skinned and cubed salmon; 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream); a big handful chopped dill leaves; Salt, to taste; a pinch white pepper

Salmon, potatoes, leeks and dill in a creamy broth. Finland's coziest bowl.

40 minTime

30 gProtein each

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Grandma's waySalmon, potato, leek and dill in a creamy broth.

The original

602kcalsame

30 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

40minutessame

Classic lohikeitto.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Butter1½ tbsp

Leek1, sliced

Potato4 medium, cubed

Carrot1, sliced

Water3⅓ cups fish stock

Allspice5 berries

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1

Salmon500 g, skinned and cubed

Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)¾ cup + 2 tbsp

Dill leavesa big handful, chopped

Saltto taste

White peppera pinch

Method

5 steps

1Soften the leek in butter without colouring.
2Add potatoes, carrot, stock, allspice and bay. Simmer until the potatoes are just tender.
3Pour in the cream and bring back to a gentle simmer.
4Add the salmon, cover and turn off the heat. Leave 5 minutes.
5Stir in plenty of dill, season and serve.

Serve it like this

Ladle into deep bowls so the salmon chunks show, add extra dill and serve with dark rye bread and butter.

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Lohikeitto

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