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Mackerel pudding

Mackerel pudding: scraped mackerel flesh is ground with salt and potato starch, thinned with milk and cream, put in a greased mould and cooked in a bain-marie in the oven, served with brown or white sauce. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 119.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 119 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A fine fish forcemeat cooked in a bain-marie into a smooth pudding. The book suggests either a brown or a light sauce with it.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the forcemeat

    Scrape the flesh from skin and bones. Grind it 6 times with salt and potato starch.

  2. 2

    Thin and season

    Thin gradually with the milk and cream and add nutmeg. Taste the forcemeat: it should be suitably salted and firm.

  3. 3

    Cook in a bain-marie

    Fill a greased mould with the mixture and cook it in a bain-marie in the oven for about 30 minutes.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with brown or white sauce.

Changes from the original

The original is unclear on two measures ('% kg' and '% time'); they are read as 1/2 kg and 1/2 hour. 'dd.' is kept as dessert spoon.

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1949 (proofread, p. 119) → Modernised~76% of the text changedremovedadded
% kg. skrapet 0,5 kg makrellkjøtt salt (skrapet fra skinn og ben). salt. 30 gr. potetesmel g potetmel. 3 dd. melk dessertskje melk. 2 dd. fløte 1/2 teskje muskat Kjøttet skrapes dessertskje fløte. 0,5 ts muskat. brun eller lys saus (til servering). Skrap kjøttet fra skinn og ben, males ben. Mal det 6 ganger sammen med salt og potetesmel; spedes potetmel.. Spe litt efter etter litt med melken melk og fløten. Farsen prøves, om fløte, og tilsett muskat. Prøv farsen, den er skal være passe salt og fast; has i fast.. Fyll en smurt form med farsen og koker kok den i ovnen i vannbad % time. Brun i ca. ½ time.. Server med brun eller lys saus serveres til. saus.

Note on Modernised

Originalen er uklar i to mål («% kg» og «% time»); de er tolket som ½ kg og ½ time. «dd.» er beholdt som dessertskje.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is the forcemeat ground so many times?
The book says the flesh is ground 6 times with salt and potato starch for a smooth mixture.
What is served with it?
Brown or white sauce.
How do you test the forcemeat?
The book says to taste it to check that it is suitably salted and firm.

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