Jansson's Temptation

Name: Jansson's Temptation
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 125 g anchovy fillets; 500 g potatoes, julienned; 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped; 250 ml heavy cream; 1/2 cup dill

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Recipe by kolibri

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.

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READY IN: 1hr 25mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

125

g anchovy fillets
500

g potatoes, julienned
1

small yellow onion, finely chopped
250

ml heavy cream
¹⁄₂

cup dill

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 200°C.
Fry the onions until soft, and mix with julienned potatoes.
Chop anchovy fillets finely, and keep the anchovy juices.
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.
Mix the cream with the anchovy juices and pour on the dish.
Bake in the oven for about an hour.
Before serving, top with fresh dill.

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