Jansson’s Frestelse (or Temptation)
2 medium onions (chopped or sliced)
1+1/2 tbsp. butter
6 raw potatoes, peeled and cut in
strips
18 anchovy fillets (retain brine)
1/2 cup cream
Butter baking dish. Saute onions in
margarine. Layer potatoes, onions and anchovies, finishing with potatoes. Pour
anchovy brine over potatoes. Top with 1/4 c. cream. Bake at 400 F for 30 mm.
Reduce to 300 F and add rest of cream and bake for another 30 mm.
Casserole is ready when potatoes are
soft.
Thanks to Rut Johnson, longtime
Birka member, for her delicious Swedish recipe.

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