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Icelandic Salmon Soup
This is a simple salmon soup that uses salmon bodies to make a quick broth, then meat picked off the bones for the soup itself. Any salmon, trout or char works well here. I like this soup with crusty rye bread.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 297 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Scandinavian
Ingredients
SALMON BROTH
- Head and bones from a large salmon, about 3 pounds of bones and meat
- 2 carrots, chopped small
- 1 small onion, chopped small
- Stems from a bunch of parsley, chopped
- Stems from a bunch of dill, chopped
- Stems from a bunch of lovage, chopped (optional)
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups whey (optional)
- 1 quart water
- salt
SOUP
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, sliced thin
- 1 pound small potatoes (or rutabagas, peeled and cut into chunks)
- 1 pound salmon meat
- 1/2 cup mixed chopped fresh herbs, like parsely, dill and lovage
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring all the broth ingredients to a boil in a large pot. Drop the heat below a simmer and let this cook gently for 30 to 45 minutes. Strain and keep warm. Pick off salmon meat and reserve.
- In a soup pot, heat the butter over medium-high heat and cook the sliced onion until wilted and transparent, but not browned.
- Pour in the broth and potatoes, bring to a simmer and add salt to taste. Simmer gently until the potatoes are tender.
- Add the salmon, either picked from the bones or freshly diced, plus the herbs and heavy cream. Let this simmer 5 minutes.
- With a ladle in one hand and a whisk or fork in the other, slowly ladle some hot broth into the egg yolks, all the while whisking the egg yolks. You want to temper them so the yolks won't curdle in the soup. Whisk in another ladle, then one more. Pour this into the soup, stir well and turn the heat as low as it will go. Let this warm up a minute or three, then serve at once.
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Notes
- You can skip the egg yolk step, but it makes the salmon soup a lot richer.
Nutrition Information
Calories
297kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
144mg
(48%)
Sodium
111mg
(5%)
Potassium
850mg
(24%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
4345IU
(87%)
Vitamin C
19.2mg
(21%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
3.7mg
(21%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 297
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 297kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 144mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 111mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 850mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 4345IU | 87% |
| Vitamin C | 19.2mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3.7mg | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.