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Saltfiskur

Name: Saltfiskur
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Iceland
Ingredients: 400g Salt Cod; 4 Potato; 50g Butter; 1/2 Onion; To taste Rye bread; A pinch Black Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Salt cod soaked, boiled, and eaten with potatoes and melted butter — a traditional Icelandic dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Saltfiskur (salt cod) has long supported Iceland's fishing industry and was once a major export to southern Europe. At home, the traditional way is to boil soaked cod and eat it with boiled potatoes, melted butter, and onion. Its simplicity lets the cod's flavor shine.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In an old wooden house in an Icelandic harbor town, melted butter is poured generously over a plate of flaky white cod and potatoes.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Salt Cod 400g
Potato 4
Butter 50g
Onion 1/2
Rye bread To taste
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the salt cod in water overnight to a full day, changing the water several times.
Boil the potatoes in their skins and peel.
Bring water to a boil, add the cod, and simmer on low for 10 minutes.
Melt butter in a small pan and briefly add the chopped onion.
Plate the cod and potatoes, pour over the onion butter, and season with pepper.

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