Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2010

My Mom was a 1st generation American of Finnish descent. She never added flour to the Mojakka. We always used whole allspice rather than black pepper. The liquid was always clear. The kids always had 2nds or 3rds with homemade wheat bread. Also we always had rutabaga in the mojakka

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jhp

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2010

Loved it. It was soooo good. My husband even complimented and usually he picks things apart. I did add about a tsp. of allspice to it per some of the other reviews. I cooked mine longer too. After the veggies went in I cooked it for about 2 more hours instead of 1 1/2 hrs. The meat was so tinder. Can't wait for left overs at lunch today!

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FinallyAtHome

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Mojakka is one of my favourite comfort foods. My mom makes the best mojakka. This is pretty much exactly the same way that she makes it except that she adds whole allspice (I'm honestly not sure how much... for a big pot, probably about a tablespoonful). The only problem I have whenever I try to make it myself is that the beef always turns out tough. I haven't figured out what I do wrong...

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luvtobake

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

Personally, I adore mojakko (unless it's kalamojakka, ask an American Finn about that), but mojakko isn't eaten in Finland. It's kind of the Finnish-American equivalent of green beer.

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KRISB

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2006

This was the recipe I have been looking for! My family loved it!

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CRASH5456

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2002

This recipe was exactly what I was looking for. Perfect ingredients, and easy to make. My Finnish grandmother was very impressed.

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KSKINNER

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2001

My mother and grandmother always added whole allspice to the broth instead of cracked pepper. Also you can add carrots and/or rutabaga. It is the essence of comfort food on a cold winter day!

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