What does Finland and Sri Lanka have in common? The Forbes family. We have made food from both of these countries the last two weeks. Here is a short summary of the meals:
Finland - Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)
Sri Lanka - Ground-Beef Curry
The Finish salmon soup was a good variety from the baked salmon that we usually eat. And this recipe will probably be used several times again in our home. This recipe goes for 4 servings and we added some more potato and less salmon to save money. The flavor was typical Scandinavian so it fit our senses nicely. However, I have gained a craving after seeing the picture of the crackers with the soup and having just watched a TV-show named "The whole country is baking" (Hele Norge Baker) where they competed with making different kinds of crackers and cookies, I now want to learn how to bake crackers or salty cookies. So that is added to my to do list.
* 3 Tablespoons olive oil
* 1 leek, chopped (white and light green part only)
* 3 cups plus 1 Tablespoon water, divided
* 1 bay leaf
* 3/4 pound potatoes, cubed and peeled
* 3/4 pound salmon filet, skinned, de-boned and cut into small chunks
* 3/4 cup cream (I used half and half)
* 1 Tablespoons cornstarch (up to 1 1/2 Tablespoons if you'd like the broth thick)
* 1 Tablespoon butter
* salt and pepper
* fresh parsley or dill for topping
* lemon wedge (optional)
I borrowed mom's international cookbook and it said that "cinnamon and coconut are the ingredients that so often make the curries of Sri Lanka so memorable". The curry recipe we used had a nice blend of fun spices - ginger root, cinnamon stick, whole clove, curry powder, chili powder, turmeric and cardamom. It also had potatoes that made it more filling in addition to the ground beef. We have a tendency to buy lots of spices when we are on vacation, so we actually used fresh cinnamon stick and whole cloves that my husband had brought home from Tanzania which gave so much more flavor. We also made a delicious home made pineapple chutney that complemented the curry perfectly.
Ps. Do you like that we have red white doted plates. Makes eating more fun.
Finland - Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)
Sri Lanka - Ground-Beef Curry
The Finish salmon soup was a good variety from the baked salmon that we usually eat. And this recipe will probably be used several times again in our home. This recipe goes for 4 servings and we added some more potato and less salmon to save money. The flavor was typical Scandinavian so it fit our senses nicely. However, I have gained a craving after seeing the picture of the crackers with the soup and having just watched a TV-show named "The whole country is baking" (Hele Norge Baker) where they competed with making different kinds of crackers and cookies, I now want to learn how to bake crackers or salty cookies. So that is added to my to do list.
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* 1 leek, chopped (white and light green part only)
* 3 cups plus 1 Tablespoon water, divided
* 1 bay leaf
* 3/4 pound potatoes, cubed and peeled
* 3/4 pound salmon filet, skinned, de-boned and cut into small chunks
* 3/4 cup cream (I used half and half)
* 1 Tablespoons cornstarch (up to 1 1/2 Tablespoons if you'd like the broth thick)
* 1 Tablespoon butter
* salt and pepper
* fresh parsley or dill for topping
* lemon wedge (optional)
I borrowed mom's international cookbook and it said that "cinnamon and coconut are the ingredients that so often make the curries of Sri Lanka so memorable". The curry recipe we used had a nice blend of fun spices - ginger root, cinnamon stick, whole clove, curry powder, chili powder, turmeric and cardamom. It also had potatoes that made it more filling in addition to the ground beef. We have a tendency to buy lots of spices when we are on vacation, so we actually used fresh cinnamon stick and whole cloves that my husband had brought home from Tanzania which gave so much more flavor. We also made a delicious home made pineapple chutney that complemented the curry perfectly.
Ps. Do you like that we have red white doted plates. Makes eating more fun.
Yum. Looks good enough to eat.
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