Living in Oregon we are surrounded by huge rivers that support lots of fish such as salmon. On my last shopping trip I splurged and bought some salmon and then set about trying to figure out how to use it.

My tendency is to always want to bake salmon or grill it. However I got inspired to make a dish I discovered called Lohikeitto. This is a soup associated with Finland (as best as I know) which like Oregon has lots of fish.

Lohikeitto is a fish soup made with carrots, potatoes, leeks, and a choice of fish. This soup is usually enhanced with butter and fish stock.

I don’t keep fish stock on hand, so I decided to make some for this dish. Luckily the salmon I bought had the skin on. I removed the skin and added a few other ingredients to make a flavorful broth for my soup.

I hope you make it and will enjoy it like my family did!

Ingredients

Fish stock

• 5 cup water
• Skin from salmon pieces
• 1 tbs. canola oil
• Carrots peel from 2 small carrots
• 1/4 of a yellow onion, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs parsley
• 1 green onion cut into 2 inches long
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and sliced
• 1 tbs. fish sauce
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper

Soup

• 2 tbs. butter
• 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
• 1 1/2 cup leeks medium, diced
• 5 cups potatoes, peeled, and cubed (russet and Yukon)
• 1 cup carrots, washed, peeled, and large diced
• 1 tsp. dried dill
• 5 cup fish stock
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 lbs. salmon, skin removed, cut into large pieces
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Green onion for garnish

Instructions

Fish stock

Mix all ingredients in a medium-sized saucepan.

Cover. Bring to a boil in medium-high heat. Turn the heat down to medium and cook for 10 minutes.

Strain the sauce. Set aside.

Making the soup

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leeks and onion. Cook for 5-6 minutes while stirring often.

Add in potatoes, carrots, dill, and salt. Stir.

Add in fish stock and stir.

Cover. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium. Cook for 10-15 minutes. or until potatoes are cooked. Add salmon and cream. Stir.

Simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Garnish with green onions.

Serves 4-6

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