Kalakukko (fish pie)

When I tried a piece of this pie, I wanted more and more. And even more I wanted to cook exactly the same! After learning that this is a recipe for Finnish cuisine, I immediately purchased all the necessary components and put on an apron.
By the way, fish dishes are quite widespread in Finnish cuisine. More often they are prepared from lake fish, river or sea. And they prepare it in all kinds of variants and combinations, of which there are a huge number. Among them, the most famous food is rye fish pie, or kalekukko. Even those who have not been to Finland cook according to this culinary recipe with great pleasure. Because the pie turns out delicious and fragrant, juicy and appetizing.
So, to cook kalakukko (fish pie), you need to knead the dough. Gradually pour a glass of water into the flour. Then, adding salt and oil to it, knead the dough of the future pie. Then you need to roll it out, fold it in half and put it in the cold for half an hour - "rest".
Strange combination – fish and lard? And, nevertheless, we cut the fat into pieces and fry it together with onions, which were previously chopped coarsely.
After passing the fish fillet and onion fried with bacon through a meat grinder, mix the minced meat with cream. Do not forget to season it with salt and pepper – according to your taste.
The "rested" dough is not thinly rolled out in a rectangular layer. We will put minced meat on one half of it, which we will cover with the other half, and pinch the edges, smearing them with yolk.
By the way, our fish pie can be given a very different shape. Including fish. In short, we put the pie in a preheated oven and bake it for three hours on a weak flame. Do not forget to periodically lubricate our cake with lard.
Ready-made kalakukko, that is, fish pie, cut into pieces just before serving on a festive or dining table. It will be delicious if you pour it with butter, previously melted.