Whale meat roast

About the dish

Whale meat was a common and inexpensive meat in postwar Norway, and the book gives both an ordinary pot roast and a soured variation.

How to make it

1. 1

   Parboil the meat

   Bring the whale meat to the boil in lightly salted boiling water and boil for 5 minutes. Take the meat out at once. It can be larded with strips of pork, or the diced pork can cook along in the pot.

2. 2

   Brown and simmer

   Brown the meat in the fat, salt it and add boiling milk or stock. Simmer for about 45 minutes.

3. 3

   Make the sauce

   Thicken the cooking liquid with brown roux. A small slice of mysost, or soured cream if possible, improves it. Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Soured version

   For a soured roast, leave the whale meat in vinegar water overnight, 1 dl vinegar to 1 l water. No other soaking is then needed.