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

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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