
A rich and creamy Finnish summer cottage soup made with flaked hot-smoked rainbow trout, potatoes, and fresh dill, the essence of Finnish lakeside living.
Allergen Warning
Contains: dairy, fish
Equipment needed
stovetop, pot
Peel and dice potatoes and carrots into bite-sized pieces. Slice the leek into rings.
Bring fish stock to a boil with allspice berries, then add potatoes and carrots.
Simmer for 10 minutes, then add the sliced leek and continue cooking for 5 more minutes.
Meanwhile, remove skin and bones from the smoked trout and flake the flesh into large pieces.
Add cream to the soup and heat through without boiling.
Gently fold in the flaked smoked fish and half the chopped dill.
Season with white pepper and salt, keeping in mind the smoked fish is already salty.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with the remaining fresh dill. Serve with buttered rye bread.
Storage Instructions
Refrigerate up to 2 days. The smoked fish flavor intensifies overnight. Do not freeze as the cream and fish textures suffer. Best made fresh with day-caught smoked fish.
Cultural Context
The soup of Finnish summer cottages (mokki), made with hot-smoked fish from the nearest lake. Finland has over 187,000 lakes, and nearly every lakeside cottage has a small smokehouse where the day's catch is prepared.
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