Creamy Salmon Soup

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

Traditional Finnish creamy salmon soup is a warming and hearty dish perfect for chilly days. This recipe combines mild salmon, potatoes, and cream into a delicious and filling meal.

Ingredients

500 gpotatoes

0.5leek

30 gbutter

700 mlfish or vegetable stock

1bay leaf

400 gsalmon

200 mlheavy or cooking cream

5 mlsalt

2.5 mlwhite pepper

30 mlchopped dill

Steps

Prepare the vegetables

Peel and wash 500 g potatoes and [2 carrots]. Cut the potatoes into cubes and the carrots into thin slices. Rinse and slice 0.5 leek into thin rings.

Sauté the vegetables

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

Boil the broth

Pour in 700 ml fish or vegetable stock and add 1 bay leaf. Bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are nearly tender, about 15 minutes.

Prepare the fish

Cut 400 g salmon (skinless and boneless) into 3 cm pieces.

Add salmon and cream

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

Season and finish

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

Serve

Let the soup rest for a moment. Serve hot with fresh bread.