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Country-style chicken

A hen is browned in butter and slowly roasted in the oven for 1 1/2 to 3 hours with diced carrot, onion, celery and leek, with tomatoes added at the end. Served with macaroni and grated cheese. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 314.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 314 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

This is a rustic pot dish suited to an older hen, which Erken recommends elsewhere in the chapter for stews. Macaroni with cheese is the accompaniment.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the hen

    Dry the cleaned, soaked hen inside and out and salt it. Truss it.

  2. 2

    Brown and add water

    Brown the hen nicely in butter and add water.

  3. 3

    Add vegetables

    Clean the vegetables and cut them into cubes. Brown them in butter and add everything to the pot with the hen.

  4. 4

    Cook slowly

    Put the pot in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F)) and cook gently until the hen is tender, 1 1/2 to 3 hours. Just before the hen is tender, add the tomatoes.

  5. 5

    Serve

    Carve the hen and arrange it on a warm dish. Pour the sauce with the vegetables over. Serve with boiled macaroni sprinkled with grated cheese.

Changes from the original

"Hot oven" is interpreted as about 200 °C (390 °F). The original gives no quantities, so every ingredient except the hen is listed without an amount.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 314)~71% of the text changedremovedadded
1 stk høne (renset og utvannet). gulrøtter. løk. selleri. purre. gulerøtter lløk selleri purre smør (til bruning). tomater. tomater makaroni (kokt, til servering). revet reven ost (til å strø over makaronien). vann. vann salt. Tørk den Den rensede, utvannede høna høne tørkes både ut- og innvendig og salt den. Bind den opp.. Brun høna innvendig, saltes, hønen bindes op, brunes pent i smør og spe spes derefter med vann.. Rens grønnsakene og skjær dem vann. Grønnssakene renses, skjæres op i terninger. Brun dem terninger; disse brunes i smør smør, og ha alt has i gryten til høna.. hønen. Sett gryten denne i varm ovn (ca. 200 °C) ovn, og småstek til høna hønen er mør, mør i 1½–3 1½—3 timer. Like før høna hønen er mør, tilsettes tomatene.. Skjær opp høna og anrett den has tomater i. Den opskårne høne anrettes på et varmt fat. Hell fat, hell sausen med grønnsakene grønnsaker over. Server Serveres med kokt makaroni overdrysset med revet reven ost.

Note on Modernised

«Varm ovn» er tolket som ca. 200 °C. Originalen oppgir ingen mengder, så alle ingredienser unntatt høna står uten mengde.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the hen need to cook?
Erken gives 1 1/2 to 3 hours, until the hen is tender; the time depends on the age of the bird.
When are the tomatoes added?
Just before the hen is tender.
What is it served with?
Boiled macaroni sprinkled with grated cheese, with the sauce and vegetables over the hen.

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