Jansson's Temptation

kolibri's Note:

This is originally a Swedish recipe, but it has been a Finnish favourite for a long time. It's unsure who Jansson was - some say it was a pastor and this dish was his only temptation - but suffice to say that it's quite delicious. Traditional recipe has julienned potatoes, but if this seems like too much work you can thinly slice them too.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 125 g anchovy fillets
• 500 g potatoes, julienned
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 250 ml heavy cream
• 1/2 cup dill

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Fry the onions until soft, and mix with julienned potatoes.
3. Chop anchovy fillets finely, and keep the anchovy juices.
4. In a shallow oven dish, put in a thin layer of potato onion mixture, followed by some anchovies. Repeat until you have used everything, ending up with a potato layer on top.
5. Mix the cream with the anchovy juices and pour on the dish.
6. Bake in the oven for about an hour.
7. Before serving, top with fresh dill.

Reviews

[Chef Kate]

Oh this was good. I had no problem adding tall the anchovies--I love them. I did substitute low fat sour cream for the full cream and added no cheese--Along with everyone else, I say thanks, Milla!

[jennalp_12139265]

It's a Swedish recipe.There is no cheese in Janssons, and no garlic! Just cream - and the potatoes need to be matchsticks - not sliced rounds, otherwise you may as well make scalloped potatoes with anchovies!

[jadw59]

This should be made with sprats (Sprattus sprattus) and not with anchovies. The confusion arises out of the Swedish word being "Ansjovis". These are obtainable at Swedish shops in 125g tins