Tom Victor Gausdal's recipe:
“Stockfish is an exciting ingredient. It's a little bit strange, yet fun to cook with.”
Tom Victor Gausdal
Chef and Bocuse d'Or silver medallist (2005)
Tørrfisk, or stockfish, is made of skrei (Northeast Arctic cod) that's dried on wooden racks by the coast and can be used in a variety of tasty dishes.
Impress your friends and family with this delicious stockfish recipe from award-winning Norwegian chef Gausdal.
Ready made tarts
500 ml brown butter (nut butter)
80 g stockfish
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
300 g peeled almond potatoes
50 ml cream
50 ml milk
30 g butter
2 cloves of garlic
Salt and pepper
Edible flowers (optional)
Source: Tom Victor Gausdal
1. Boil the potatoes and garlic in water.
2. Heat milk, butter, and cream in a saucepan. Drain the water when the potatoes are completely tender and steam them dry.
3. Squeeze the cooked potatoes through a sieve into the cream mixture. Stir well until you get a smooth potato purée. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Break the stockfish into thin strips and flakes. Spread on a baking tray and dry in an oven at 140 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes.
5. Place the puréed potato inside the tart shells, make a pit in the centre. Add some finely chopped chives and pour in the brown butter.
Top with crispy stockfish and some edible flowers. Enjoy!
Want a more traditional tørrfisk meal? Check out top chef Lars Erik Underthun's recipe for stockfish.
Why dry fish?
Norwegians have dried fish on racks for more than a thousand years, as it's a fantastic way to preserve it. Northern Norway has the perfect climate for stockfish – not too hot, not too cold, and with the right mix of sunshine, snow and rain.
Stockfish is one of Norway's oldest exports. The dried fish from Lofoten is a unique product and has been granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status.
Tørrfisk (stockfish) comes in many varieties. Try boknafisk (unsalted), klippfisk (salted) and lutefisk (soaked in lye, giving it a jelly-like texture) while you are here!
If you are brave enough, we have plenty of other weird (and wonderful) traditional dishes you can sample.
You’ll find skrei, stockfish, clipfish and many other varieties of tasty fish year-round at Northern Norway’s best restaurants.
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