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JANSSONS FRESTELSE (SWEDISH POTATO CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F. Peel and thinly slice onions. Sauté them gently in a pan with butter just until they are soft.
• Drain your anchovies and grease the bottom and sides of a baking dish (or dishes) with the oil you drain.Peel potatoes and cut into strips. This is easy to do with a mandoline.
• Line your baking dish(es) with 1/3 of the sliced potatoes. Then, add half of the sauteed onions and half of the drained anchovies.
• Finally, top with another 1/3 of sliced potatoes and the remaining onions and anchovies.
• Finish with the remaining potatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then top with cream, slices of butter, and bread crumbs.
• Bake for 45 minutes for smaller dishes and about 1 hour for a larger dish, or until the potatoes are tender. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

JANSSONS FRESTELSE - JANSSONS TEMPTATION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Peel the potatoes and cut them into strips.
• Peel and cut the onions into thin slices, sautéing them gently in a little butter without browning.
• Grease an ovenproof baking dish and cover the bottom with a layer of potatoes, then add half the onions and half the anchovy filets. Another layer of potatoes, then the rest of the onion and sprats. Finish with a layer of potatoes.
• Flatten the surface, apply a few turns of pepper fresh from the mill and sprinkle on a little salt.
• Pour the cream on until it is almost visible through the potatoes. Place a few pats of butter on top and, if desired, sprinkle with some breadcrumbs. Bake in the oven for about an hour.