Everyday meals
Janssons frestelse (Jansson's temptation)
Swedish potato gratin with thin strips of potato, onions and anchovies, baked in light cream. Its name means "Jansson's temptation", and it is a staple of the Christmas buffet and the julbord table.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Garniture
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin matchsticks or slices about 3 mm thick.
- Finely slice the onions and sweat them in butter for 5 minutes, without coloring them.
- Butter a gratin dish and lay down a layer of potatoes, then a layer of onions and a few crumbled anchovy fillets.
- Repeat the layers, finishing with potatoes.
- Mix the cream, milk and a little pepper, then pour over the gratin without fully covering it.
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and dot the top with small pieces of butter.
- Bake at 200 °C for 45 to 50 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the top is golden.
Variations and tips
Without fish. Replace the anchovies with lightly browned smoked bacon bits or sautéed mushrooms.
Using what you can find here. Anchovies are sold in any supermarket: keep them, they give the authentic flavor.
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Original Ecomely recipe.