Jansson's Temptation

Jansson was an opera singer and author of this recipe which is a classic in Sweden.

• I kg (2 1/4 pounds) potatoes
• 2-3 yellow onions
• 14 anchovies
• 2 dl (1 cup) cream and 1 dl (1/2 cup) milk
• Bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

METHOD

Preheat oven to 225°C (425°F). Peel potatoes and onions and slice thinly. Soften onion in some butter, add a tablespoon of water.

Clean anchovies but do not remove skin. Alternate potatoes, anchovies and onions in a baking pan, beginning and ending with a layer of potatoes. Pour half of the cream and milk, some liquid from the anchovies, the bread crumbs and some butter over the dish.

Bake in preheated oven 40-50 minutes. Pour other half of the cream and milk at the end of the baking time.

recipe from www.inmamaskitchen.com

Contributor: Emilie Eliasson Hovmüller

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