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Steamed stockfish

Soaked stockfish is skinned, cut into pieces, salted and steamed on a rack over a little water under a tight lid for about 15 minutes, and served with tomato or mustard sauce and potatoes. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 185.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 185 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Stockfish was an important food in Norway, and the book shows both steaming and frying the soaked fish. Steaming keeps the fish firm without boiling out the flavour.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the fish

    Skin the soaked stockfish and cut it into nice pieces. Sprinkle with salt.

  2. 2

    Steam the fish

    Lay the pieces on a rack in a suitably large pot with a little water, or on a greased plate if you have no rack. Cook under a tight lid for about 15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Alternative

    The fish can also be cooked between two plates set over a kettle or pot of boiling water.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with tomato sauce or mustard sauce, potatoes and boiled or raw grated root vegetables.

Changes from the original

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1949 (proofread, p. 185) → Modernised~66% of the text changedremovedadded
1½ kg. utbløtt 1,5 kg tørrfisk Flåes, skjæres i pene stykker, strøes med (utbløtt). salt (til å strø over). vann (litt, i gryten). tomatsaus (til servering, eller sennepssaus). poteter (til servering). røtter (til servering, kokte eller rårevne). Flå den utbløtte tørrfisken og legges skjær den i pene stykker. Strø over salt.. Legg stykkene på en rist i passende en passe stor gryte med litt vann i i, eller i mangel av rist på en smurt tallerken. tallerken hvis du ikke har rist. Kok under tett lokk i ca. 15 min. minutter.. Fisken kan også kokes mellem koke mellom to tallerkener som settes over en kokende vannkjel vannkjele eller gryte (potetgryte). Serveres gryte.. Server med tomatsaus eller sennepsaus, sennepssaus, poteter og kokte eller rårevne røtter.

Note on Modernised

Teksten er delt i steg, og «vannkjel» er skrevet som vannkjele. Mengder og tider er uendret.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the stockfish be steamed?
About 15 minutes under a tight lid.
What if I have no rack?
Place the fish on a greased plate in the pot, or cook it between two plates over boiling water.
What is served with it?
Tomato or mustard sauce, potatoes and boiled or raw grated root vegetables.

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