Traditional and modern Scandinavian and Nordic recipes.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Peas and Carrot White Sauce - Stuvede ærter og gulerødder



 A wonderful traditional Danish sauce for meat and fish dishes.



Ingredients

  • 1 cup peas
  • 1 cup carrots, sliced
  • water
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • salt
  • pepper
  • parsley

Instruction:

  1. Cook peas and carrots in just enough water to cover for approx. 3 min. Drain water off the vegetables and save water for the sauce.
  2. Melt the butter and add the flour. Gradually add milk and water and keep stirring till right consistency. Then add the cooked vegetables.
  3. Finally add salt, pepper, parsley. Eventually, add a little butter before serving.
  4. Serve with fish or meat dinner.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Raggmunk - Swedish Potato Pancakes



I love both vegetables and pancakes.  So this is the perfect Swedish dish for me especially in the winter.  In my video I prepared a typical version with shredded potatoes. These Swedish pancakes are great when it is both thin and crispy around the edges.  Also you are better off using the potatoes available in the winter and not the new summer potatoes. The winter potatoes have enough starch to keep the pancakes together.

For fun I like adding other vegetables sometimes too.  So, in my video I made another version with shredded potatoes and shredded carrots. However, if desired other vegetables could be added such as diced onions and it would taste fabulous too. 

 
Ingredients

  • 2 large potatoes (raw & firm)
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt and a little pepper
  • approx. 1 tblsp milk
  • 2 eggs
  • oil or butter for frying
  • Optional add shredded carrot or diced white onions
  • Serve with lingonberry jam or bacon

 Instruction

  1. Peel, rinse and grate the raw potatoes into a bowl, Be sure to peel and grate when you are ready to prepare the pancakes, Otherwise if you prepare the potatoes too early the potatoes will discolor.
  2. Whisk together eggs and 1 tblsp. milk and add it to the potatoes.
  3. Add flour, baking powder, salt, pepper. 
  4. Add shredded carrot to the batter if desired.
  5. Heat a large frying pan. When oil/butter is hot, pour large spoonfuls of batter onto the pan and cook until golden on the bottom. Do not spread the batter too thickly on the pan. The idea is to make thin and crispy pancakes. 
  6. Flip pancake over and cook until golden on the other side. 
  7. Serve with lingonberry jam.   This is typically served with fried salted pork.  If you can not get fried salted pork, thick slices of bacon tastes great too. 

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Finnish Pancakes - Pannukakku - This Finnish baked pancake recipe is sooo good!



This Finnish Pancake is so easy to make and so good! The nice thing is you don't have to spend time flipping pancakes on a pan. This is a pancake cooked in the oven and does not require too many ingredients.   A perfect dish to make in the oven during the cold winters too. These delicious pancakes tastes like a combination of a pancake and custard. 


Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs      
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • Optional: 1 tsp. vanilla and/or 1/2 tsp baking powder

Direction:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400.  Place the butter in a 9×13 and put into the oven to melt and become slightly bubbly.
  2. Whisk together the 4 eggs.
  3. Add the flour, milk, salt, and sugar.  Blend together until batter is thin.
  4. Pull the pan out of the oven with the melted and slightly bubbly butter.
  5. Pour the batter on top of the melted butter.
  6. Cook for approx. 40 minutes.  When it is done, it will be golden brown around the edges and bubble up over the sides.
  7. Serve the pancake with fresh fruit on top, whipped cream, syrup, or jam.

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Mustard Dill Sauce for Gravlax - Gravlaxsås



A delicious sauce to serve with gravlax and other kinds of fish.


Mustard Dill Sauce:
Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3-4 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • salt and pepper optional
Instructions:
Combine both mustard's, brown sugar, and vinegar in a small bowl.  Slowly whisk in the olive oil.  The sauce may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Just before serving stir in the chopped dill.
Yield: 3/4 cup


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