Juniper berries snaps is super fast and super simple to make. And tastes really good. Many may know this snaps as Gin. In Norway we pick the berries in September or later. It is important to just pick the dark blue berries. They say the green berries will give your snaps the taste of Turpentine. Uff da. […]
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Pinnekjøtt – Make Norwegian “Stick Meat” from scratch
Pinnekjøtt is a traditional Norwegian Christmas dish typical to Western parts of Norway, but is now popular in other regions as well. Traditionally Pinnekjøtt is made from ribs of lamb or mutton which has been either salted and dried or salted, smoked and dried. Pinnekjøtt is literally translated as “Stick Meat”. This is for the birch […]
Salted meat (salt kjøtt)
Salt kjøtt or salted meat is often eaten with raspeball and swede purée or with a onion sauce and potatos. I recommend trying it with raspeball and swede purée if it’s your first time eating this Norwegian classic. All you need to make this recipe is meat and salt. This is how you make salt kjøtt Ingredients: 1 kg […]
Norwegian Potato Dumplings (Raspeball)
Raspeball is a traditional Norwegian dish and is often eaten on thursdays during the colder months of the year. Raspeball, also known in some areas as potato dumplings, klubb, ball, komle, kløbb, kumle, kompe, kumper, raspeboller, kløbber, kloter and raspekake. We have many names for the things we love. There are also many different recipes and ways […]
How to make dill aquavit at home
Homemade aquavit, or akevitt in Norwegian. Litterally translates as “water of life”. Aquavit is a Scandinavian spirit that has been produced since the 15th century. In Norway the aquavit is distilled from potato and in Denmark and Sweden they use grain in their recipe. This is how you make dill aquavit Ingredients: 2-3 large dill sprig (or […]
Seilaks – Poor Man’s Salmon
Seilaks is salted and smoked pollock fillet, that is dyed with red salmon color and put in soybean oil. It is quite salty and kind of sour but it really delicious. And best of all it’s super easy to make. This recipe is the fast version so i use liquid smoke insted of cold smoking […]
Norwegian Hunter’s Soup – Jegersuppe
This is a thick, rich soup with mellow and kid-friendly flavors. This delicious soup will warm you up after a long day in the Norwegian woods or in the mountains. For a vegetarian version just use vegetable stock insted of beef stock. Ingredients: 60 g butter 40 g flour 1 smal onion, peeled, finely sliced 2 […]
Making Fenalår – Cured leg of a lamb
Fenalår a Norwegian specialty is a salted, dried and cured leg of lamb or young mutton. Curing time is normally around three months. In the past the drying process could be from one to six years in storehouse. If you only have tasted the fenalår you can buy in the Norwegian convenience store, which is […]
Norwegian pork meatballs (Medisterkaker)
Norwegian “Medisterkaker” Pork Meatballs is traditionally served at Christmas with the ribbe (pork ribs or pork belly, bone in), sauerkraut, boiled potatoes, Christmas sausage, gravy, lefse, mustard, Christmas beer and a few shots of aquavit. Eaten by six out of ten households in the Eastern parts of Norway. Ingredients: 500 g pork shoulder 500 g unsmoked bacon 500 g […]
Norwegian pork sausage (Medisterpølser or julepølse)
Try this delicious Norwegian pork sausage (medisterpolse) or Christmas sausages as it’s also called. This sausage is served with the ribbe (pork ribs or pork belly, bone in), sauerkraut, boiled potatoes, meat balls, gravy, lefse, mustard, Christmas beer and a few shots of aquavit. Eaten by six out of ten households in the Eastern parts of Norway. […]