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Boiled, cold mackerel and mackerel soup

Erken 1914: mackerel is boiled in salted water, rests 1–2 days cold in its own strained stock and is served cold with horseradish sauce; the stock is thickened with 50 g butter and 50 g flour into a soup with boiled carrots, parsley and chives.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 100 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A typical household approach in Schønberg Erken's work: one boiling yields two meals. The boiled mackerel rests cold in its own stock for one to two days and is eaten with horseradish sauce, while the stock is used for a thickened soup with roots and fresh herbs.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil the fish

    Clean and wash the mackerel, cut it up and place it in the boiling, salted water. Boil the fish until done.

  2. 2

    Place the fish in the stock

    Lift the fish out into a dish and strain the stock over it. Let it stand cold for 1–2 days.

  3. 3

    Serve the fish cold

    Take the fish out of the stock and serve it cold with horseradish sauce.

  4. 4

    The soup

    Stir butter and flour together, thin with the stock and boil the soup for 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    Roots and herbs

    Clean the carrots and boil them in 1/2 liter of the stock and 1/4 liter of water. Cut them up and add them to the soup together with chopped parsley and finely cut chives.

Changes from the original

Measurements have been converted to modern units (del. → dl, tablespoon → tbsp). The amount of salt has been kept as in the original (1 dl salt to 2 liters of water is a strong brine – can be reduced to taste). The amount of carrots is estimated, as the original gives no weight. The fish should be kept cold in the refrigerator during the 1–2 days.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 122)~88% of the text changedremovedadded
3 stk makrell (renset og oppskåret). makreller 2 l vann. 1 dl 1. vann y 2 del. salt (kan reduseres etter smak). 300 g gulrøtter (anslått mengde). gulerøtter 50 g gr. smør (til suppen). 50 g gr. hvetemel (til suppen). 1 ss spiseskje persille (hakket). 1 ss gressløk (finskåret). pepperrotsaus (til den kalde fisken). Rens og vask makrellen, skjær den opp — gressløk. Fisken renses, vaskes, skjæres op og legg den settes over varmen i det kokende, saltede vannet. Kok fisken ferdig.. Løft saltedevann. Når fisken opp er kokt, legges den op i et fat fat, og sil kraften over. La den stå kaldt siles over; står i 1–2 døgn.. Ta fisken opp av kraften 1 å 2 døgn. Fisken tas op og server den kald serveres med pepperrotsaus.. pepperrotsaus, og kraften tillages til suppe. Rør smør og mel sammen, spe med kraften og kraften, kok suppen i 10 minutter.. Rens gulrøttene minutter. Røttene renses og kok dem kokes i 1/2 liter % 1. av kraften og 1/4 liter vann. Skjær dem opp % 1. vann, skjæres op og legg dem i has på suppen sammen med hakket til likemed den hakkede persille og finskåret finskårne gressløk. Kan jevnes med i skje fløte og i eggeplomme. Eller man setter fisken over i: 2 1. kokende vann 1 del. salt V 2 del. eddik 4 hele pepperkorn 1 bunt persille 1 laurbærblad. Fisken legges op når den er kokt; litt av kraften siles over fisken, kun så meget at den ikke står ganske tørr. 1 1. av den kokende kraft kan tilsettes 10 plater gelatin, siles og helles over fisken eller den has i mindre kopper eller former. Eller: man setter fisken over i følgende kokte, silte, kokende kraft: 2y 2 1. vann 125 gr. gulerøtter 100 gr. løk 20 gr. persille 1 teskje timian 1 laurbærblad 20 gr. salt 25 gr. smør 2 del. eddik 1 teskje hele pepperkorn. De rensede, opskårne røtter, krydderier og smør røres over varmen i 5 minutter, eddik og vann helles i, og det småkoker under lokk 1 time; siles. Også til denne kraft kan tilsettes 10 plater gelatin til 1 liter kraft.

Note on Modernised

Mål er omregnet til moderne enheter (del. → dl, spiseske → ss). Saltmengden er beholdt som i originalen (1 dl salt til 2 liter vann er en kraftig lake – kan reduseres etter smak). Mengden gulrøtter er anslått, da originalen ikke oppgir vekt. Fisken bør oppbevares kaldt i kjøleskap i de 1–2 døgnene.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the mackerel need to rest in the stock?
After boiling, the fish is placed in a dish and the strained stock is poured over it. The fish should stand in the stock for 1–2 days before being taken out and served cold.
What is the cold mackerel served with?
With horseradish sauce. The stock is used further for soup, so you get two dishes from a single boiling.
How is the mackerel soup made from the stock?
Stir together 50 g butter and 50 g wheat flour, thin with the stock and boil for 10 minutes. Carrots are cleaned and boiled in 1/2 l stock and 1/4 l water, cut up and added to the soup together with 1 tablespoon chopped parsley and finely cut chives.
How much salt and water is used for boiling?
3 mackerel are boiled in 2 liters of water with 1 deciliter of salt; the fish is cleaned, washed, cut up and set over the fire in the boiling, salted water. The recipe is from Henriette Schønberg Erken's «Stor kokebok» (1914), p. 100.

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