Swedish Creamed Potatoes Recipes

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.

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.

CREAMED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Drain potatoes and place in a large serving bowl. Add cream sauce; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley.

SWEDISH CREAMED POTATOES FROM SKANE (SKANSK POTATIS)

Steps:

• Sauté onion in 2 tbs bacon fat until soft and a medium frying pan.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add remaining bacon fat and potatoes.
• Fry until golden brown on the outside.
• Stir in the onions.
• Add milk and cook a couple of minutes. Look to see how much of the liquid is absorbed before adding the cream as you want enough to slightly cover the potatoes and enough to cook them.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Stir until blended.
• Cover pan.
• Cook very slowly, low heat until potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes This will depend on how large your potato cubes are.
• Pour into serving dish and sprinkle with parsley.

SWEDISH CREAMED POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan and saute the potatoes.
• Add cream and salt, stir.
• Cook, covered, over a low heat for about 15 - 20 minutes. (Please note word of warning above). Stir occasionally as the cream can catch on the pan.
• Add herbs or leeks if using.
• Serve.

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 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.

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.