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Sardine croutons with tomato

Fried bread slices with a thick tomato mixture, grated cheese and a sardine fillet, heated 5 minutes in the oven and served at once. From Erken’s Stor kokebok (1949), p. 2.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 2 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A warm savoury where tomato and cheese soften the saltiness of the fish. It is served immediately.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Fry the bread

    Fry the bread slices in butter, as explained earlier in the book.

  2. 2

    Make the tomato mixture

    Press the tomatoes through a fine sieve and heat them in a small pan. When boiling hot, stir in the rice flour mixed with a little cold tomato juice. Season and add the cheese.

  3. 3

    Top the bread

    Spread the tomato mixture on the fried bread. Lay the sardine fillet on top, free of bones and skin if you like, and add a little more tomato on top.

  4. 4

    Bake

    Place in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F) / 390 °F) for 5 minutes. Serve at once.

Changes from the original

«Hot oven» is read as about 200 °C (390 °F). «As explained before» is briefly explained; the fish may be boned and skinned.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 2) → Modernised~77% of the text changedremovedadded
8 stk sardeller (gjerne uten ben og skinn). 8 brødskiver (avlange) stk avlange brødskiver. 2 stk faste tomater tomater. 1 spiseskjefull reven ss revet skarp ost ost. 1 teskje ts rismel (utrørt i litt kald tomatsaft). pepper (etter smak). salt brød (etter smak). smør Brødskivene stekes (til steking av brødet). Stek brødskivene i smør, som før forklart. Tomatene presses gjennem hårsikt, has forklart tidligere i boka.. Press tomatene gjennom en liten gryte, fin sil og når det varm dem opp i en liten gryte. Når de er kokende varmt, has melet i, varme, rør inn rismelet utrørt i litt kold tomatsaft, tilsettes krydderier og osten kald tomatsaft. Krydre og legges tilsett osten.. Fordel tomatmassen på det de stekte brød. Herpå legges sardellfileten, brødskivene. Legg sardellfileten på, fri for ben og skinn om man du vil, og herpå igjen litt tomat. Settes 5 minutter tomatmasse over.. Sett i varm ovn. Serveres ovn (ca. 200 °C) i 5 minutter. Server straks.

Note on Modernised

«Varm ovn» er tolket som ca. 200 °C. «Som før forklart» er forklart kort; sardeller kan renses for ben og skinn.

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Frequently asked questions

Do the sardines need cleaning?
The text says the fillets may be free of bones and skin «if you wish».
How long do they go in the oven?
5 minutes in a hot oven, and they are served at once.

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