Jansson's Temptation
This is a classic Swedish potato dish and is often found as part of a smorgasbord.
Portions: 6-8 Portions
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 60 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 large onions, peeled and finely sliced
- 1 kg potatoes, peeled and sliced into thin matchsticks like French fries
- 16 anchovy fillets in olive oil, reserve oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 600ml double cream
- white pepper
Method
- Melt the butter in a pan over a moderate heat. Add the onions to the pan and cook them gently for 3-5 minutes until they are soft and transparent.
- Preheat an oven to 200°C. Lightly grease on ovenproof container. Place alternating layers of the potatoes followed by the onions and the anchovies, finishing with the potatoes. Season each layer with a little pepper. Place pinches of the butter over the potatoes, a little of the anchovy oil and place the dish in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven and pour over the double cream. Cover the dish with foil and place it in the oven for 50 minutes.
- Remove the foil from the dish in the final 10-15 minutes of cooking to allow it to brown. The potatoes should be tender when cooked.
- Serve hot.