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Jansson’s Temptation, a Swedish baked dish with anchovies

Jansson’s temptation, Swedish anchovy potato gratin

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Swedish Christmas gratin: layers of apple, onion, and anchovy, topped with cream and breadcrumbs.

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Recipe from Panterka, Persino, Igor123121 and 6 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Originating from the Hainaut region, this traditional recipe is a must-have for Christmas celebrations. It’s easy to make and will delight both children and adults.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.23 $2.31 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.07
  • $0.41
  • $5.36
  • $0.18
  • $0.21

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Cut the potatoes into sticks. Finely chop or dice the onions and mince the anchovies. ≈ 8 min
  3. Grease a gratin dish. ≈ 3 min
  4. Layer the potatoes, onions, and anchovies in this order, starting and ending with the potatoes. ≈ 3 min
  5. Pour the 15 cl of cream, sprinkle with a thin layer of breadcrumbs and hazelnut butter, and bake.
  6. After about 30 minutes, water the remaining cream and continue for another 15 minutes.
  7. The gratin is ready when it is nicely browned and the root vegetables are tender. Serve with a cold beer. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Jansson’s temptation, Swedish anchovy potato gratin

  • 8 to 10 pounds of apples$3.07
  • 2 large onions$0.41
  • 200 g of Swedish anchovy fillets (or 15 whole anchovies)$5.36
  • breadcrumbs$0.18
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of butter$0.21

Total$9.23

that's $2.31 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 8 to 10 pounds of apples
  • 2 large onions
  • 200 g of Swedish anchovy fillets (or 15 whole anchovies)
  • 30 cl of cream
  • breadcrumbs
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of butter

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