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Ingrid's Norwegian Fiskegrateng Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1½ cups uncooked macaroni
2 lbs cod, or pollock fillets, or other white fish
3 eggs
4 tbsp butter
5 cups mild
2½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ cup bread crumbs or crushed crackers
Directions:
Directions:
Grease a 9X13 inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 400º.

In a large pot, cook macaroni according the package, or slightly less to keep the pasta a little bit on the firm side. Drain, pour into a bowl and set aside.

Rinse fish. In the same pot, gently simmer fish in lightly salted water for 5-10 minutes until flaky. Drain, keep the fish in the pot and break into bite sized pieces with a fork. Set aside.

Separate the eggs, set aside and allow to come to room temperature.

Melt butter in a medium sized heavy sauce pan. Add flour, whisk until smooth, and cook for a couple of minutes.

Pull away from heat, add milk, egg yolks, and spices, and whisk well until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat until thickened, stirring often with a whisk to keep lumps from forming. Set aside.

Whip egg whites with an electric mixer until very stiff peaks form. Set aside.

To assemble the casserole, combine macaroni and 3 cups of the sauce together with the fish in the large pot. Save the rest of the sauce for serving with the casserole.

Very gently fold the egg whites into the fish mixture with a rubber spatula until mostly mixed but not entirely. Some little bit of egg white should still be seen.

Pour the mixture into the greased baking dish, and top with the crumbs or crushed crackers.

Bake at 400º for 40 minutes until golden brown and set.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was the only thing that 3 year old Ingrid would eat when she visited us in Minnesota. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

 

 

 

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