Back to Recipe

Mackerel Jansson's Temptation With Quick Pickles

Here's how you make Mackerel Jansson's Temptation With Quick Pickles
Pause Continue Reading
  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 35m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR JANSSON'S TEMPTATION
  • 6 ounces potatoes (peeled & very thinly sliced on a mandoline, 4 med potatoes)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 5 ounce yellow onion, sliced (1 medium onion, peeled & thinly sliced)
  • 2 tins (380 grams) smoked mackerel fillets (drained and broken into flakes, 190 gram each can)
  • 1 sprig dill
  • 5 ounces whipping cream
  • 2 ounces Jarlesberg cheese (or other Scandinavian cheese, thinly sliced or grated)
  • FOR QUICK PICKLES
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/32 teaspoon sea salt (A PINCH!)
  • 3 pods cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
  • 1 sprig dill
  • 4 radish, thinly sliced
  • Cucumber, thinly sliced (1/4 cucumber)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • FOR THE MACKEREL JASSON'S TEMPTATION

  • Step 1: Heat the oven to 375 F.

  • Step 2: Place the potatoes in a large pan of salted water and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for two minutes, then drain.

  • Step 3: While the potatoes are cooking, saute the onions in the butter until softened.

  • Step 4: Layer the potato, onion, mackerel and a few dill leaves into buttered oven-proof ramekins or augratin dishes. Repeat layers until you have used all the ingredients.

  • Step 5: Pour the cream over each ramekin, top with the cheese, and season well with pepper.

  • Step 6: Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until golden brown.

  • FOR THE QUICK PICKLES

  • Step 7: Place the vinegar, sugar, salt, coriander and cardamom pods into a pan and gently heat until the sugar and salt have dissolved.

  • Step 8: Add the remaining ingredients and allow to cool before transferring to a jar. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

This page is built for your convenience in the kitchen.

If you want helpful tools, tips and recipes from our community of real cooks, please consider signing up.

Oh... And one more thing... We also have some pretty wild forums.