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Saithe balls

Saithe balls: scraped saithe, raw potatoes and onion are ground twice, mixed with salt and grain flour, shaped into egg-sized balls and simmered in salted water for 15 minutes, served with melted butter and chives. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 124.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 124 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A thrifty fish ball where raw potatoes stretch the fish. The book suggests melted butter with chives, or pork fat, with it.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Grind the mixture

    Grind the cleaned, scraped fish, the sliced raw potatoes and the onion twice.

  2. 2

    Work the dough

    Add salt and flour and work the dough well for about 45 minutes.

  3. 3

    Shape and boil

    With a tablespoon dipped in cold water, shape into egg-sized balls. Add them one by one to boiling salted water and simmer for 15 minutes, or until cooked through.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with melted butter, preferably with finely snipped chives, or with pork fat.

Changes from the original

'x spiseskje gressløk' is read as 1 tbsp. Measures are converted to kg, tbsp and minutes. Pork fat is kept as an alternative serving.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 124) → Modernised~68% of the text changedremovedadded
½ kg. skrapet fisk ¾ kg. 0,5 kg sei (renset og skrapet). 0,75 kg rå poteter poteter. 1 stk løk eller x spiseskje (eller 1 ss gressløk). 1 ss gressløk salt (alternativ til løk). salt. 3 spiseskjeer ss grynmel. smeltet smør (til servering). gressløk (finklippet, til servering). Mal den rensede, skrapede fisk, fisken, de opskårne oppskårne rå poteter potetene og løken 2 ganger, tilsett ganger.. Tilsett salt og mel og arbeid deigen godt i ca. ¾ time. Dannes time.. Form til boller på størrelse med et egg med en spiseskje dyppet i koldt vann til boller så store som et egg, og legges efterhvert kaldt vann. Legg dem etter hvert i kokende kokende, saltet vann. Småkoker vann og la dem småkoke i 15 min. minutter, eller til de er gjennemkokte. Serveres gjennomkokte.. Server med smeltet smør, gjerne med finklippet gressløk i i, eller med fleskefett.

Note on Modernised

«x spiseskje gressløk» er tolket som 1 ss. Mål er omregnet til kg, ss og minutter. «Fleskefett» er beholdt som alternativ servering.

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Frequently asked questions

How large should the balls be?
About the size of an egg.
How long do the balls cook?
They simmer for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
What is served with them?
Melted butter, preferably with snipped chives, or pork fat.

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