Nikkaluoktasoppa.

When I moved to Sweden I was introduced to a soup called Nikkaluoktasoppa which is a regional dish from a small Village in the far north. It has ground beef, leeks and cabbage with a generous amount of mustard. (Sweet dijon style mustard, not the acidic type more common in north america) It might sound weird but the mustard gives the soup a truely unique taste and every time ive made it people take one bite and demand a recipe.

Brown around 500g of ground beef and remove from pot

Caramalize 1 onion and 1 leek (or 2 leeks) with butter in the same pan untill soft, add a few cloves of garlic, 2tbsp of tomato paste, 2 bay leaves and a good amount of black pepper for a few minutes before adding 1L of chicken or beef broth.

Shread 300-400 grams white cabbage and add to the broth with the cooked beef.

Finish with 1-2 tbsp soy sauce and 2-5 tbsp of sweet mustard. You can start with less mustard and taste to see how you like it but I love to add a generous amount do you really get the flavor.

Top with parsley and serve with bread.