Lohikeitto Recipe (Finnish Salmon Soup)
You have two of the most-loved ingredients in Finland for this fish soup -- dill and salmon. Add some cream and vegetables in there and you’ll have a delightful bowl of Lohikeitto; give this easy salmon soup recipe a try!
Servings: 6
Calories: 392kcal
Equipment
- Medium-Sized Saucepan
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 pc leek, thinly sliced (only white/lighter part)
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 3 medium potatoes, diced
- 5 cups fish stock
- 1/2 kg salmon fillet (about 1 lb), cut into cubes
- 3/4 cup heavy cream (double cream)
- 3/4 to 1 cup dill, roughly chopped
- salt and pepper, to season
Instructions
Making Finnish salmon soup:
- Start preparing your lohikeitto by placing a medium-sized (or large pan) over medium heat. Add butter.
- Once the butter has completely melted, add thinly sliced leek. Cook until slightly soft.
- Add carrot and potatoes. Mix.
- Add fish stock. Cover pot with a lid, adjust heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil.
- Adjust heat back to medium-low and simmer your salmon soup until vegetables are almost cooked.
- Add salmon fillet and heavy cream. Mix to combine.
- Turn the heat back to medium. Cover with a lid and continue cooking lohikeitto for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Season by adding salt and pepper. Mix.
- Add dill to finish your lohikeitto. Turn heat off.
- Cover with a lid and keep covered for 2 minutes.
Serving lohikeitto:
- Transfer to individual bowls.
- Garnish lohikeitto with more freshly chopped dills, if desired.
- Serve.
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Notes
- Cook's Tip #1: Fish stock is an excellent flavor base for making this lohikeitto recipe.
- Cook's Tip #2: Feel free to replace heavy cream with light cream, if that's what you prefer.
- Cook's Tip #3: You can use any salmon cut for preparing lohikeitto, as long as it's a fillet.
- Cook's Tip #4: Chop the vegetables in almost identical sizes, while keeping the salmon slightly bigger than the size of the vegetables. Imagine that you will fit a couple of vegetables and a piece of salmon in every spoonful.
- Cook's Tip #5: You can substitute shallots for leeks, but don't use onions for this Finnish salmon soup recipe --- they are too strong.
- Cook's Tip #6: If you want a creamier lohikeitto, add a tablespoon of chilled butter when you turn the heat off. Mix and then cover with a lid, setting it aside for a couple more minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 762mg | Potassium: 1132mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2811IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 2mg