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Simple Finnish Salmon Soup

A simple but delicious soup cooked in one pot with minimal effort
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Finnish
Keyword: easy dinner recipes, easy seafood recipes, finnish salmon soup, fish soup, simple recipes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 500 gram salmon skin removed
  • 4 baby leeks chopped
  • 50 gram butter
  • 4 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 500 gram baby potatoes cut in halves
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill plus more for serving chopped
  • 3-4 cups fish stock or broth
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 lemon (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat the butter with a few drops of oil in a pot, on medium heat. Add the leeks and carrots and saute for 5 minutes
  • Add the potatoes, fish stock and dill. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on a low heat until the potatoes are soft and tender. Mine took about 50 minutes
  • Add the salmon and the cream. Stir to combine.Cover and allow it to cook for 1 minute. Turn off the heat and let it stand for 5 minutes before serving
  • When serving drizzle some lemon juice over the soup if you prefer and add some fresh dill

Notes

  1. Potatoes take longer to cook at high altitude therefore mine took 50 minutes. If you're not at high altitude cooking time will be shorter
  2. I used 4 cups of fish stock, however I felt it was a bit too much. I therefore suggest 3 cups if you don't want too much broth. If you're ok with that extra broth add the extra cup
  3. If your fish stock/broth contains salt please be careful when adding salt as most stock or broth has salt 
  4. You can reduce the cream and butter for a lighter soup. The original recipe calls for 80gram butter, however I think 50gram is enough
  5. You an refrigerate any leftovers for up to 2 days