How much to cook lohikeito?

It takes 1.5 hours to cook the soup, of which 45 minutes.

How to cook lohikeito

Products
per saucepan 3 liters
Salmon head - 0.5 kilograms
Salmon steak - 200 grams
Potatoes - 3 pieces
Carrots - 1 large
Celery root - 20 grams
Leeks - 1 bunch
Flour - 1 tablespoon
Cream 22% fat - 1/4 cup
Butter - 20 grams
Allspice - 6 peas
Bay leaf - 2 pieces
Dill - 1 bunch
Salt - 1/2 tablespoon

How to make Lohikeito soup
1. Separate the gills, tail and fins from the salmon, put the fish offal in a saucepan, pour 1.5 liters of cold water and put on medium heat.
2. Peel 1 potato and 1 onion, add them to the broth after boiling water.
3. Add 6 peppercorns and 2 bay leaves. Cook for 20 minutes.
4. Strain the broth and bring to a boil.
5. Peel and finely chop the carrots and celery, add to the boiling broth.
6. Mash the boiled potatoes with a fork and add to the broth.
7. Cut the leeks into slices, peel and dice the potatoes. 8. Heat a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter in it, add the leeks and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Pour the fried leek into the broth, cook for another 15 minutes over low heat.
10. Divide fish parts, separate bones, put fillets in broth.
11. Pour 1 cup of cream into a bowl, add a tablespoon of flour and a ladle of broth; mix.
12. Rinse the salmon steak and cut into cubes 2 centimeters side, add to the soup.
12. Add the cream and flour mixture.
12. Warm up lohikeito for another 2 minutes, add salt, pepper and butter.
13. Remove soup from heat, cover and leave for 24 hours.

Fusofacts

- Lohikeito has 2 different versions. One version of the soup for every day is calakeitto, using flounder, cod or other fish with milk. The second option is festive, called lohikeito (it is salmon and cream that are taken instead of milk - more expensive products).

- Traditionally, lohikeito is cooked in an oven, in cast iron dishes.

- Serve on the table only a day later for the rich taste of the infused soup.

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