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Baked lutefisk, the traditional Norwegian Christmas fish.

Baked lutefisk, the Norwegian Christmas fish

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"Lutefisk is a traditional Norwegian Christmas dish: a type of dried white fish that is rehydrated, salted, and baked in aluminum foil, typically served w…

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Recipe from Anne-Sophie Ofrim, Wkee4ager, Sauer202 and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In Norway, lutefisk is traditionally served at Christmas dinner. It is simply baked in the oven; the key is the accompaniment, which varies from family to family.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$3.10 $0.78 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.24

To serve

  • $1.42
  • $1.02
  • $0.11
  • $0.31

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 225 °C.
  2. Place the lutefisk pieces in an oven-safe dish, with the skin-side down (you can remove the skin), and sprinkle with salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
  4. Serve with crispy bacon and melted pork fat, slightly cooked sweet potatoes, mustard, and a green pea puree. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Baked lutefisk, the Norwegian Christmas fish

  • 1 ½ tablespoons of salt (approximately 30g)$0.24
  • Crispy bacon and rendered pork fat$1.42
  • Hand-painted terracotta pots$1.02
  • mustard$0.11
  • Green pea puree$0.31

Total$3.10

that's $0.78 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 2 kg of ready-to-cook lutefisk
  • 1 ½ tablespoons of salt (approximately 30g)
  • Crispy bacon and rendered pork fat
  • Hand-painted terracotta pots
  • mustard
  • Green pea puree

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