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Janssons Frestelse (Jansson’s Temptation)

Other than at Christmas time, you can serve this dish as a first course, or late supper dish.

Janssons Frestelse (Jansson’s Temptation)

Other than at Christmas time, you can serve this dish as a first course, or late supper dish.

Ingredients

  • 6 potatoes
  • 2 yellow onions
  • 1 can anchovy fillets 2.5 oz dry anchovies, no juices
  • 2 ½ to 3 dl 1 ¼ to 1 ½ cups light cream (fat free half and half works)
  • 1 tablespoon margarine or butter

Instructions

  • Set oven at 380F.
  • Peel the potatoes, cut in thin sticks or grate julienne style.
  • Grate the onions.
  • Drain the anchovies and cut in pieces.
  • Put the potatoes, onions and anchovies in layers in buttered baking dish. The first and last layer should be potatoes. Sprinkle some salt over each layer of potatoes.
  • Dot with margarine or butter on top.
  • Pour in a little of the liquid from the anchovies and half of the cream.
  • Bake in a 200C (380F) oven for about 20 minutes.
  • Pour in the remaining cream and bake for another 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

Notes

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