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THE SWEDISH TABLE THE SWED ISH TABLE Helene Henderson COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA RUTLEDGE FOOD STYLING BY HELENE HENDERSON AND TREVOR ZIMMERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS MINNEAPOLIS-LONDON Copyright 2005 by Helene Henderson Color photography copyright 2005 by The Regents of the University of Minnesota. All other photographs courtesy of the author. Interior design by Frances Baca. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Henderson, Helene. The Swedish table / Helene Henderson; color photography by Lisa Rutledge; food styling by Helene Henderson and Trevor Zimmerman. p. cm. ISBN 0-8166-4513-2 (hc/j : alk. paper) 1. Cookery, Swedish. 2. Sweden—Social life and customs, i. Title. TX722.S8H47 2005 641.59485—dc22 2004028038 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 12 ii 10 09 08 07 06 05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 i In memory of my grandmother Jenny and for my children, Celia, Casper, and Caden This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xv Swedish Holidays, Customs, and Celebrations xix FROM HEAVEN Hot and Chilled Soups Chilled Rose Hips Soup with Whipped Cream Nyponsoppa 4 Chilled Blueberry Soup with Citrus-Infused Creme Fraiche Blabarssoppa 5 Vanilla Rhubarb Soup Rabarbersoppa 6 Yellow Pea Soup with Bacon, Cherry Tomatoes, and Parsley Artsoppa 7 Vegetable Soup with Prosciutto-Filled "Gnocchi" Gwnsakssoppa med kroppkakor 9 Nettle, Sorrel, and Baby Spinach Soup with Garlic Croutons Nasselsoppa 11 Asparagus and Yukon Gold Potato Soup with Roasted Tomatoes Sparrissoppa 13 Potato and Leek Soup with Fried Parsley Potatis och purjolokssoppa 14 Red Beet Soup with Carrots and Balsamic Vinegar Rodbetssoppa 15 Lentil Soup with Roasted Garlic and Baby New Potatoes Linssoppa 16 Grilled Fish Soup with Saffron and Bacon Fisksoppa med bacon 17 Sweet Pea Soup Gronartssoppa 18 Wild-Mushroom Soup Svampsoppa 19 Vlll FROM THE EARTH Potatoes Baby New Potatoes with Sea Salt and Dill Potatis med drier och salt 24 Grilled Baby New Potato Salad with French Green Beans and Mint Potatissallad med haricots verts 25 Layered Three-Cheese Russet and Sweet Potato Gratin Potatisgratdng 26 Potato Salad with Herb Vinaigrette, Olives, and Red Onions Potatissallad med oliver 27 Tricolored Potato Hash with Bacon, Corn, and Roasted Red Pepper Pytt i panna 28 Jansson's Temptation with Smoked Salmon and Capers Janssons frestelse 29 Skillet-Roasted Potatoes with Fresh Herbs and Lemon Rdstekt potatis med drier och citron 30 Hasselback's Potatoes Hasselbackspotatis 31 Potato Pancakes Rdrivna potatispldttar 32 Classic Mashed Potatoes Potatismos 33 Potatoes Cooked in Cream and Dill Dillstuvad potatis 34 Vegetarian Potato Lasagna Potatislasagne 35 FROM THE FOREST AND THE FARM Meat,Game, and Chicken Absolut Wild Game with Chanterelle Mushrooms Algstek med kantarellsds 40 Roasted Rack of Vension with Herb Vinaigrette Renkotletter med basilikasas 42 Beef Tenderloin with Sweet Corn Sauce Filet mignon med majssds 43 Juniper- and Lavender-Marinated Rack of Lamb Marinerade lammkotletter 44 Calf's Liver with Bacon and Caramelized Onion Lever stekt i skivor med lok och bacon 45 Roasted Garlic and Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Loin of Pork Fldskfile med vitlok 46 Oven-Baked Veal Roast with Parsley Vinaigrette Kalvstek med persiljesds 48 Swedish Meatballs with Gravy Kottbullar 49 Chicken with Prosciutto and Gruyere Cheese with Apple-Pomegranate Relish Kycklingmlader med ost, skinka och dppelchutney 51 Rosemary Chicken Skewers with Bacon-Wrapped Figs Rosmarinmarinerade kycklingspett medfikon 53 Chickenschnitzel with Caper Berries, Parsley, and Lemon Kycklingschnitzel 54 Pineapple-, Orange-, and Lime-Marinated Chicken Breast Ananasmarinerad kyckling 55 Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables Kyckling i ugn 56 IX FROM THE SEA Fish and Shellfish Aquavit and Dill-Marinated Salmon Gravlax 61 Gravlax with Mustard-Dill Sauce and Fresh Baby Spinach Gravlax med dillsas 62 Smoked-Salmon Tartar Gravlax tartar 63 Grilled Salmon Fillets with Tarragon and Pink-Peppercorn Sauce Grillad lax med rosepepparsds 64 Grilled Salmon Fillets with Herb Butter and Cucumber Salsa Grillad lax med gurksaha 65 Oven-Baked Whole Salmon with Dill, Rosemary, and Lemon Lax med rosmarin och citron 67 Marinated Arctic Char with Whitefish Roe Sauce Fisk med lojromssas 68 Grilled Fish Kebabs with Tomato Salad Fiskspett med tomatsallad 69 Cabbage-Wrapped Sea Bass with Saffron Sauce Fiskkaldolmar 70 Halibut with Fresh Herb Crust Hdlleflundra med b'rtskorpa 71 Fillet of Sole with Lemon Sauce and Baby Artichokes Fisk med citron och krondrtskocka 72 Fillet of Sole with Leeks, Tomatoes, and Olives Fisk med tomater och oliver 73 Grilled Lake Trout with Lemon and Mint Gddda med citron 74 Cornflake-Crusted Crispy Fried Freshwater Perch Abborre med majsflingskorpa 75 Lake Trout Stuffed with Tomatoes and Garlic Abborre med tomater 76 Shrimp with Orange, Tomato, and Tabasco Rdkor med apelsinsds 77 Crayfish Feast Kraftor 78 FROM THE GARDEN Vegetables and Salads Spring Green Beans with Anchovies, Tomatoes, and Olives Haricots verts med oliver 82 Celery Salad Sellerisallad 83 White Asparagus Salad Sparrissallad 84 Lemongrass and Lime Cucumber Salad Gurksallad 85 Roasted Baby Beet Salad Rodbetssallad 86 Dandelion Greens Salad with Gooseberries and Cilantro Vinaigrette Maskrossallad 87 Dandelion Greens with Bosc Pears and Shallots Kokta maskrosor med pawn 88 Apple-Jalapeiio Red Cabbage Salad Rodkdlsallad med dpplen 89 Pizza Salad Pizzasallad 90 Brussels Sprouts with Caramelized Onions and Italian Sausage Brysselkdl med Ib'k och korv 91 x White Bean Salad with Roasted Red Peppers and Cherry Tomatoes Vitbonssallad 92 Refried Hot and Sweet Swedish Brown Beans Bmna honor 93 Red Beet Latkes with Creme Fraiche and Chives Rodbetsbiffar 94 Lentil Salad with Radishes Linssallad 95 FROM THE DELI Sandwiches PLT: Pancetta, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich Skinksmorgds 100 SLT: Salmon, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich Laxsmorgds 101 Grilled Cheese Panini Grillad ostsmorgas 102 Sandwich Cake (Traditional) Smb'rgastarta 103 Sandwich Cake (Grilled Vegetable) Smb'rgdstdrta medgrillade gwnsaker 105 Curried Egg Salad Sandwiches with Sunflower Sprouts Smorgds med aggsallad 106 Arctic Shrimp and Cucumber Sandwiches with Chipotle Creme Rdksmorgds 107 Gravlax and Nasturtium Sandwiches with Mustard-Dill Sauce Gravlaxsmorgds med senapssds 108 Smoked Salmon Sandwiches with Herb Butter Gravlaxsmorgds med ortsmor 109 Lime-Marinated Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Radicchio and Olives Smorgds med kycklingsallad 110 Whitefish Roe Sandwiches with Chives and Shallots Smorgds med lojrom in FROM THE CHICKEN COOP Eggs, Waffles, and Pancakes Oven-Baked Swedish Bacon Pancake, 4-1-1 Pancake Fldskpannkaka 116 Waffles with Lingonberries Vqfflor 117 Swedish Pancakes Pannkakor 118 Swedish Pancakes with Bacon, Shrimp, and Corn Filling Pannkakor med bacon, rdkor, och majsjyllning 119 Swedish Pancakes with Wild-Mushroom Filling Pannkakor med svampjyllning 120 Swedish Pancakes with Arctic Shrimp Filling Pannkakor med rakjylining 121 Lost Eggs with Serrano Ham and Baby Spinach Fb'rlorade dgg med skinka 122 Fresh Herb Omelet with Gravlax Gravlaxomelett med drier 123 Lox and Cream Cheese Quiche Lax och ostpaj 124 Potato Quiche with Prosciutto Potatispaj med flask 125 Frittata with Potatoes, Salmon, and Tomatoes Potatis och laxdggrora 126 xi FROM THE OVEN Desserts, Pastries, and Bread Saffron and Raisin Buns (Santa Lucia Buns) Lussekatter 130 Fat Tuesday Buns Semlor 131 Bullar Bullar 133 Sweet Rolls with Almond Paste Gifflar 135 Cinnamon Rolls Kaffebrod med kanel 136 Cardamom Rolls Kaffebrod med kardemumma 138 Apple-Cranberry Coffeecake Appelkaka 140 Dream Cookies Drommar 142 Whiskey Gingersnaps Pepparkakor 143 Pearl Sugar Cookies Karl xv:s kakor 144 Swedish Cheesecake Ostkaka 145 Three-Berry Birthday Cake Fodelsedagstarta medjordgubbar 146 Cloudberry Shortcakes Smakakor med hjortron 148 Flourless Meyer Lemon Apple Cake with Vanilla Sauce Appelkaka med vaniljkram 149 Rice Pudding a la Malta Ris a la Malta med saftsas 150 Rice Pudding Creme Brulee Creme Brulee 151 Rhubarb Crisp Rabarberpaj 152 Soft Rye Bread Limpa 153 Swedish Crisp Bread Kndckebrod 154 FROM THE BAR Beverages Berry Juice Soft 158 Strawberry-Papaya Juice Jordgubbs och papayasaft 159 Blueberry Lemonade Blabdrsdricka 160 Gooseberry Juice Krusbarsdricka 161 Fresh Cranberry Juice Lingondricka 162 Strawberry-Rhubarb Juice Jordgubbs och rabarber dricka 163 Glogg Glb'gg 164 Aquavit Aquavit 165 xii Rose Hips Tea Nyponte 166 Nettle Herb Tea Te pa nasslor 167 Chamomile Tea Ortte 168 FROM THE FOREST Wild Berry Preserves Cloudberry Preserve Rarord hjortronsylt 173 Raspberry Preserve Hallonsylt 174 Gooseberry Preserve Krusbarssylt 175 Strawberry Preserve Jordgubbssylt 176 Blood Orange Preserve Blodapelsinmarmelad 177 Lingonberry Preserve Lingonsylt 178 Cranberry Relish Rarord lingonsylt 179 Absolut Cranberries with Lavender Honey Lingonsylt med vodka 180 Index 183 Acknowledgments I would first like to thank Todd Orjala, senior acquisitions editor at the University of Minnesota Press, for making this book a reality. I woke up one morning

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