You are to try the most delicious fish soup ever. First, I need to warn you! I am biased on the matter as salmon is my favorite type of fish (smoked, baked salmon is simply yummy). This soup if perfect as it balances out two flavors: creaminess of the stock and the taste of cooked salmon. They are a perfect combination. You add basic trio for the soup (potato, carrot and onion) and you will have a simple easy to cook fish soup.
There are several ways to make this Scandinavian inspired soup. You can add precooked or fish stock from the shop, but I prefer to make my own from all the left skin and bones (and the best thing to have for salmon stock will be the head). Thanks to adding cream, the taste of the fish soup is so tender and delicious. Just give it a try!
Ingredients for Creamy Salmon Soup:
- 400 g fresh salmon;
- 2 potatoes;
- 1 onion;
- 1 carrot;
- 100 ml heavy cream;
- 50 g unsalted butter;
- 1 clove garlic;
- 10 g fresh herbs (parsley);
- 1 l water;
- salt and pepper to taste.
How to cook soup with salmon and heavy cream:
- Nicely clean fish under running water, pat it dry with paper towels; remove bones and skin from the fillet, set them aside. Take the salmon fillet and cut it into large cubes.
- Take a pot with 1 liter of water and let it boil on the high heat. Add bones and skin that you had from salmon, add a pinch of salt and cook fish stock for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, sauté grated carrot and chopped onion with garlic for 5 minutes. Use butter for the purpose, let it melt in the skillet over medium heat and then add vegetables.
- Pour all the cream into the skillet with sautéed vegetables and boil the mixture for 5 minutes (to add more flavor add a pinch of garlic powder).
- Take all the bones and skin from the fish stock and drain it through a fine colander to make sure that it will be transparent. Let the stock boil once again and add potatoes.
- In 5 minutes, add cubed salmon. Cook it for 10 minutes, soup should simmer slightly.
- Add sautéed veggies with cream to the soup and cook it for additional 5 minutes. Season soup to your taste, add salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cover the pot with a lid and set the pot aside for all the aromas to incorporate. Add some chopped fresh parsley to your plate with salmon soup before serving. Enjoy your meal!
Hope, that you will like my personal spin on this classic Finnish Lohikeitto Soup. Nevertheless, combination of cream and salmon for the soup is so perfect that you can find familiar recipes all across the world. Do not forget to share this recipe with your friends! All the comments and questions leave in the section below.
Creamy Salmon Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 400 g salmon fresh
- 2 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 100 ml heavy cream
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1 garlic clove
- 10 g fresh herbs (parsley)
- 1 l water
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Nicely clean fish under running water, pat it dry with paper towels; remove bones and skin from the fillet, set them aside. Take the salmon fillet and cut it into large cubes.
- Take a pot with 1 liter of water and let it boil on the high heat. Add bones and skin that you had from salmon, add a pinch of salt and cook fish stock for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, sauté grated carrot and chopped onion with garlic for 5 minutes. Use butter for the purpose, let it melt in the skillet over medium heat and then add vegetables.
- Pour all the cream into the skillet with sautéed vegetables and boil the mixture for 5 minutes (to add more flavor add a pinch of garlic powder).
- Take all the bones and skin from the fish stock and drain it through a fine colander to make sure that it will be transparent. Let the stock boil once again and add potatoes.
- In 5 minutes, add cubed salmon. Cook it for 10 minutes, soup should simmer slightly.
- Add sautéed veggies with cream to the soup and cook it for additional 5 minutes. Season soup to your taste, add salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cover the pot with a lid and set the pot aside for all the aromas to incorporate. Add some chopped fresh parsley to your plate with salmon soup before serving. Enjoy your meal!
