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Makkarakeitto, Finnish sausage soup

Makkarakeitto, Finnish sausage soup

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A typical Finnish soup: carrots, swede, celery, and onion cooked in salted water with potatoes, followed by pieces of sausage and parsley.

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Recipe from Tigru, Travel1515415, Palosirkka and 7 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This sausage soup is a comforting dish that combines the sweetness of vegetables with the flavors of Brette sausages.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$12.65 $3.16 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.77
  • $1.72
  • $0.21
  • $0.02
  • $0.27
  • $1.02
  • $8.04
  • $0.60

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and peel the vegetables. Season the water and bring it to a boil.
  2. Chop the vegetables into small pieces and finely dice the onion, then add them to the boiling water with the pepper.
  3. Cook for about 15 minutes. While the apples are cooking, peel them and cut them into pieces.
  4. Add them and cook for about 20 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender.
  5. Cut the sausage into pieces, add it to the soup, and let it heat through.
  6. Taste and adjust the seasoning, or add more water. Garnish with chopped parsley. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Makkarakeitto, Finnish sausage soup

  • 2 carrots$0.77
  • One piece of celeriac$1.72
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
  • pepper$0.27
  • Approximately 5 pounds of apples$1.02
  • 400 g of smoked sausage, cut into rings (lenkkimakkara)$8.04
  • parsley$0.60

Total$12.65

that's $3.16 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 2 carrots
  • One piece of swede
  • One piece of celeriac
  • 1 onion
  • 1 liter of water
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • pepper
  • Approximately 5 pounds of apples
  • 400 g of smoked sausage, cut into rings (lenkkimakkara)
  • parsley

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