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Plucked fish, coalfish puree, and Bergen earth apples

Plucked fish, coalfish puree, and Bergen earth apples

Main dishes

Bergen’s “plukkfisk”: poached cod with a generous amount of onion, mashed with apples, butter, and milk, seasoned with nutmeg and sour cream.

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Recipe from Wkee4ager, Sauer202, WikiBayer, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Plukkfisk is a traditional dish from Bergen and the Hordaland region, consisting of a thick puree of fish and ground apple. This recipe comes from “Mor Anna,” who learned it at the Frekhaug home economics school in 1932.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$11.75 $2.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.21
  • $5.63
  • $3.74
  • $0.92
  • $0.27
  • $0.27
  • $0.71

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and cook them until they are just tender.
  2. Chop the onion and cook it in a small amount of water, just enough to cover it, until it becomes translucent and soft.
  3. Add the fish pieces (which can be frozen, with the bones removed) and poach them with a little salt.
  4. Remove from the heat and mash the apples, onions, and fish together, stirring gently until a thick puree forms. ≈ 4 min
  5. Add the butter, let it melt, then pour in the milk while stirring gently. ≈ 3 min
  6. Adjust the seasoning with more butter and a few spoonfuls of sour cream, then season with grated nutmeg, salt, and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  7. Serve garnished with chives or parsley. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Plucked fish, coalfish puree, and Bergen earth apples

  • 1 large yellow onion$0.21
  • 500 to 700g of coalfish (rather than cod, which has a less pronounced flavor)$5.63
  • 10 to 12 medium-sized garden apples$3.74
  • 100 g of butter (or more)$0.92
  • 250 to 300 ml of whole milk$0.27
  • salt, pepper$0.27
  • chopped chives or parsley$0.71

Total$11.75

that's $2.94 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 500 to 700g of coalfish (rather than cod, which has a less pronounced flavor)
  • 10 to 12 medium-sized garden apples
  • 100 g of butter (or more)
  • 250 to 300 ml of whole milk
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of sour cream (or crème fraîche)
  • salt, pepper
  • grated nutmeg and walnut
  • chopped chives or parsley

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