Sweden - Jansson's Temptation (Swedish Potato and Anchovy Casserole)

By Addylicious

I found this on another website researching Swedish recipes. I love to make it and not tell people it has anchovies in it until after they rave about how good it is. The anchovies melt into it to make a sauce. It has such a yummy flavor! Here is a quote from the recipe: "Jansson's Temptation is a classic Swedish dish traditionally served before guests leave to ensure that during their cold journey home they have something warm inside them."

Ingredients

• 2 -3 large onions, sliced
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 russet baking potatoes, peeled and sliced thin lengthwise
• 1 (2 ounce) can anchovy fillets, drained, reserving the oil and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1 In a large skillet cook the onions in 2 tbsp of the butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they are golden. 2 Preheat oven to 400. 3 In a buttered 2 1/2- 3 quart shallow baking dish (13x9 works well), layer 1/3 of the potatoes, 1/2 of the onions, 1/2 of the chopped anchovies, salt and pepper to taste, 1/3 potatoes, 1/2 onions, 1/2 of the chopped anchovies, salt and pepper to taste, last third of potatoes. 4 Drizzle the top of potatoes with the reserved oil from the anchovy can (about 2 tbsp.) and dot them with the remaining 1 tbsp of butter cut into bits. 5 Bake the casserole on the middle rack for 10 minutes. 6 Pour 3/4 cup of the cream over the potatoes and bake the casserole for 20 minutes more. 7 Pour the remaining cream over the casserole, reduce heat to 300, and bake for 30 minutes more or until the potatoes are tender. 8 Great served with anything that goes well with a potato side dish.