Janson’s Temptation

Name: Janson’s Temptation
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 1 small can flat anchovy fillets; 1 cup heavy cream (evaporated milk, in a pinch); 2 large “boiling” potatoes, cut in matchsticks; 2 medium onions, thinly sliced; 2 Tbsp. butter; 1 cup heavy cream (evaporated milk, in a pinch); pepper and salt; pepper and salt

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Cheap Food

By Miriam Ungerer

Published 1973

About

Nobody knows who Janson was, but undoubtedly he must have come from a deprived Visigoth background if this dish is what he dreamed of. The classic Swedish recipe calls for real cream, somewhat of a luxury these days in our country, but over-all the dish is still cheap and very filling.

Ingredients

2 large “boiling” potatoes, cut in matchsticks
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 small can flat anchovy fillets

Europe
Sweden
Fish course
Pescatarian
Nordic
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat oven to 350°.

After peeling the potatoes, to prevent darkening put them in cold water as you slice them into matchsticks. Drain and dry them. Butter a small baking dish and arrange half the potatoes in it. Dribble a bit of the anchovy oil over the potatoes; then add the