Creamy Salmon Soup

Name: Creamy Salmon Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g potatoes; 2 × carrots; 0.5 × leek; 30 g butter; 700 ml fish or vegetable stock; 1 × bay leaf; 400 g salmon; 200 ml heavy cream or cooking cream; 5 ml salt; 2.5 ml white pepper; 30 ml chopped dill

Traditional Finnish creamy salmon soup is a warming and down-to-earth dish that is perfect for cool days. This recipe combines the mild flavors of salmon, potatoes, and cream into a delicious and filling meal.

Ingredients

500 gpotatoes

2carrots

0.5leek

30 gbutter

700 mlfish or vegetable stock

1bay leaf

400 gsalmon

200 mlheavy cream or cooking cream

5 mlsalt

2.5 mlwhite pepper

30 mlchopped dill

Steps

Prepare the root vegetables

Peel and wash the 500 g potatoes and 2 carrots. Cut the potatoes into suitable cubes and the carrots into thin slices. Rinse and cut the 0.5 leek into thin rings.

Sauté the vegetables

Heat the 30 g butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the potatoes, carrots, and leek to the pot. Sauté the vegetables for about 5 minutes until they soften slightly.

Boil the soup base

Pour the 700 ml fish or vegetable stock into the pot and add the 1 bay leaf. Bring to a boil and let simmer until the potatoes are almost cooked, about 15 minutes.

Prepare the fish

Cut the 400 g salmon into pieces about 3 cm in size.

Add salmon and cream

Add the salmon pieces to the soup and let them cook for 6 minutes, or until the salmon is just cooked through. Then pour in the 200 ml heavy cream or cooking cream and stir gently.

Season and finish

Season the soup with 5 ml salt and 2.5 ml white pepper. Remove the bay leaf from the soup. Finally, stir in the 30 ml chopped dill.