Category: Recipes

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 12 round crispbreads (18–20 cm each) Prep Time: 25 minutes (plus 55 minutes resting) Cook Time: 35 minutes (in batches) Total Time: 2 hours Quick Ingredients 300 g (about 3 cups) whole rye flour 150 g (1 1/4 cups) all-purpose or bread flour 270 g (1 1/8 cups) warm water,…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 kg small new potatoes, scrubbed 2 liters water + 1 tbsp kosher salt (for boiling) 400 g matjes herring fillets, drained and patted dry 200 ml sour cream or Swedish gräddfil 1 small…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 14 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 4 hours Quick Ingredients 1 bone-in cured ham (with rind), 3.5 kg Water to cover (about 4–5 liters) 2 onions, 2 carrots, 1 leek 2 bay leaves, 10 allspice berries, 10 black peppercorns, 4 cloves 75…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 90 ultra-thin cookies (2 in/5 cm hearts or stars) Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 12 hours chill) Cook Time: 40 minutes (in batches, 5–7 minutes per tray) Total Time: About 13 hours 10 minutes Quick Ingredients 225 g unsalted butter (1 cup/2 sticks) 200 g packed light brown sugar…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 thin waffles (serves 5) Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients All-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups (225 g) Potato starch or cornstarch 3 tbsp (25 g) Baking powder 1 tsp Fine sea salt 3/4 tsp Granulated sugar 1 tbsp Very cold sparkling…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: Serves 4–6 Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 9 hours 30 minutes (includes 8 hours chilling) Quick Ingredients 2 kg live freshwater crayfish 3 liters cold water 225 g coarse pickling salt 100 g granulated sugar 330 ml pale lager or pilsner 2 tsp whole white…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 open-faced sandwiches Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes (for eggs) Total Time: 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 300 g cooked, peeled cold-water shrimp, drained and patted dry 2 large eggs 2 thick slices soft white or light rye bread (about 2 cm thick) 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 600 g plaice fillets (4 thin, skinless) Salt and white pepper 60 g (1/2 cup) flour; 2 large eggs; 100 g (1 cup) fine breadcrumbs 3 tbsp neutral oil + 3 tbsp unsalted butter…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 48 hours brining) Cook Time: 3 hours Total Time: 51 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 1.5–1.8 kg beef brisket Brine (7%): 2.5 L water, 175 g fine sea salt, 40 g sugar, 10 g black peppercorns, 5 g allspice, 3 bay leaves, 1…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 65 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 large baking potatoes (300–350 g each), scrubbed and dried 1 tbsp olive oil 1.5 tsp fine sea salt, divided 500 g cooked small shrimp (about 1 lb), thawed and well drained…