Swedish Potatoes Food

SWEDISH HASSELBACK POTATOES

Steps:

• In a sauce pan; melt the butter at low heat.
• When the butter is melted; chop the herbs and garlic and add it to the butter. Let it cook/sit for about 5-10 minutes on very little heat.
• Clean and peel the potatoes.
• At the bottom side of the potatoes make a small horizontal cut. This will make sure the potatoes sits stable on the oven plate.
• On the opposite side; make deep cuts side-by-side into the potatoes. The cuts should be about 2/3 into the potatoes and about 2 mm apart.
• On a parchment paper covered oven plate; place the potatoes side-by-side with the grooves upwards.
• Brush the potatoes with the butter and herb mixture.
• Bake the potatoes for about 60 minutes at 200 C (400 F). The cooking time is depended on the size of the potatoes. The potatoes are done when you can easily stick a fork into them. During the cooking brush the potatoes 2-3 times extra with the herb mixture.

KROPPKAKOR - SWEDISH POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Fry salt pork with onion in a skillet until the salt pork is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Drain fat and set salt pork and onion mixture aside.
• Mix mashed potatoes, egg, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg together in a bowl; stir 1 cup flour into potato mixture. Sprinkle 1 cup flour onto a work surface and turn the dough out onto the flour. Knead the flour on the work surface into the dough.
• Cut dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls, dusting your hands and sprinkling work surface with remaining 1/2 cup flour. Press your thumb into each dumpling to make an indentation, and fill with a small amount of salt pork-onion mixture. Pinch the dumplings closed and roll in flour.
• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. If desired, replace half the water with beef broth. Drop dumplings into the boiling water and broth and reduce heat to low. Simmer until cooked through, about 25 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl.

SWEDISH HASSELBACK POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches.
• Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/8-inch slices, cutting only three-fourths of the way through to bottom. Place cut sides up in dish. Brush with butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour, brushing with butter once or twice. Mix cheese and bread crumbs; sprinkle over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer or until tender.

SWEDISH POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter 2 quart casserole, combine potatoes, salt, pepper, onion, egg and 3 ounces Gruyere cheese.
• Heat milk and cream to boiling in saucepan, combine with potato mixture.
• Place in casserole, sprinkle with remaining cheese and dot with butter.
• Bake 1 hour.
• If top not browned, broil until lightly brown.

SWEDISH POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan at medium/high heat.
• Add onion, garlic, nutmeg, paprika, and half of the dill.
• Wash potatoes and cut into bite sized, uniform pieces.
• Stir butter and add potatoes and salt, stir to coat with butter.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium or lower and simmer for 1/2 hour or longer. Stir occasionally; turn off heat when potatoes are fork tender.
• Mix remaining dill with sour cream and milk, blend well and add lemon juice.
• Spoon potatoes into a serving dish with a slotted spoon to remove excess butter.
• Serve sour cream sauce with potatoes or pour over them and blend, depending on your tastes.

SWEDISH CREAMED POTATOES WITH DILL

Steps:

• Boil whole, unpeeled potatoes in unsalted water until fork-tender. Remove and allow to sit until cool enough to touch. Peel potatoes, then chop into 1" dice.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together butter and flour to make a light roux, but do not allow to darken. Add cream, salt, and pepper and whisk steadily until incorporated and thickened into a cream sauce, about 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes, turn heat to medium-low, and allow potatoes to stew just until warmed. Garnish with chopped dill and serve.

SWEDISH STYLE POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Mix the first seven ingredients in a bowl. Boil the milk and cream together, add to the bowl, and mix again.
• Rub a suitable oven-proof dish with half the butter, arrange the potato mixture in the dish, sprinkle with the remaining cheese, and dot with the rest of the butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees until the potatoes are tender (about 1 hour). If the top is not browned, run the dish briefly under the broiler before serving.

SCANDINAVIAN SUGAR-BROWNED POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy frying pan. When hot, stir in sugar. Brown sugar, taking care not to scorch. Add potatoes, shaking pan constantly to brown on all sides. When potatoes are browned, sprinkle with salt. Serve with meat or poultry.

SWEDISH BAKED POTATOES (HASSELBACKSPOTATIS)

Steps:

• Cut the potatoes into thin slices 3/4 way through, leaving a small uncut portion of the potato (fan like).
• Put half of the butter and garlic in an oven proof dish and place the potatoes in the dish.
• Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
• Drizzle with remaining butter and garlic.
• Bake in 375°F oven (takes about and hour depending on the size of the potato).
• Baste occasionally with the butter in the dish.
• After 30 minutes sprinkle with the cheese and bread crumbs- do not baste after putting on the cheese and crumbs.
• Finish baking until potatoes are done and golden.