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Roast roe

Roast roe is fish roe turned in flour, salt and pepper and roasted in a hot oven with butter or pork fat for about 1 hour without added liquid. Served with a brown, sharp sauce and vegetables. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 183.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 183 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Roe was a cheap and nourishing part of the fish, and the book shows several ways to use it. Here it is roasted in the oven like a joint.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Clean the roe

    Wash the roe well but gently. Dry it with a cloth.

  2. 2

    Coat in flour

    Turn the roe in a mixture of flour, salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Roast

    Place the roe in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F)) with butter or pork fat. Roast for about 1 hour, turning once. Do not add any liquid.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with a brown, sharp sauce and vegetables.

Changes from the original

The oven setting hot oven is cautiously read as about 200 °C (390 °F). Amounts and method are otherwise unchanged.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 183) → Modernised~75% of the text changedremovedadded
Vask rognen, ca. 1 kg., godt kg rogn. hvetemel (blandes med salt og pepper). salt. pepper. 25 g smør (eller fleskefett). brun skarp saus (til servering). grønnsaker (til servering). Vask rognen godt, men forsiktig. Tørr Tørk den i fiskeklæde. Vendes derefter et fiskeklede.. Vend rognen i en blanding av mel, salt og pepper; legges pepper.. Legg rognen i varm ovn (ca. 200 °C) med 25 gr. smør eller fleskefett. Stekes Stek i ca. 1 time, snues 1 gang, men spes ikke. Serveres time og snu én gang. Det skal ikke tilsettes væske.. Server med brun brun, skarp saus og grønn saker. grønnsaker.

Note on Modernised

Ovnsangivelsen «varm ovn» er tolket forsiktig som ca. 200 °C. «Fiskeklæde» er skrevet som fiskeklede. Mengder og metode er ellers uendret.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the roe roast?
About 1 hour, turned once.
Should liquid be added to the dish?
No, the book says the roast is not basted with liquid.
What is served with it?
A brown, sharp sauce and vegetables.

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