Grandma's Finnish Salmon Chowder

By beckylippert

Straight from my grandma who visited Finland several years ago with my grandpa- "We were served this soup in Finland, around a big open fire outdoors, after we had finished white water rafting in an icy cold river, and we were very cold and wet. Tasted yummy!"
She served this a few Christmases ago, and I loved it! Can't wait to try it again.

Ingredients

• ~ 1 Tbsp butter
• ~ 3 cups chopped onions
• ~ 1/2 tsp celery salt
• ~ 1/4 cup your choice GF flour
• ~ 8 oz clam juice
• ~ 4 cups cubed, peeled baking potatoes
• ~ 1.5 cups thinly sliced carrots
• ~ 3.5 cups 1% milk (use whole milk, cream, or mixture of milks/cream for thicker soup)
• ~ 10 oz roasted salmon
• ~ 2 Tbsp chopped fresh dill
• ~ 1/4. tsp Worcestershire sauce (look for GF kind)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Melt butter in heavy pan over med heat. Add onion, sauté 5 min.
2. Sprinkle onion mixture with celery salt.
3. Stir in flour, cook for 1 min, stirring constantly.
4. Gradually add clam juice. Bring mixture to a boil, cook for 1 min or until thick, stirring constantly.
5. Add potato cubes and carrot slices, and stir in milk.
6. Bring to a boil; reduce heat; simmer for 10 min.
7. Break salmon into chunks; add salmon, dill, and Wor. sauce to pan.
8. Bring chowder to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer for 10 min or until potato is tender.

Serve with a hearty, crunchy slice of bread (GF or not), and perhaps some kind of spicy, arugula salad.

Enjoy!