Jansson's Temptation
- 8 medium all-purpose potatoes (about 3 3/4 pounds), peeled and halved lengthwise
- 2 large yellow onions, peeled and halved lengthwise
- 1 (2-ounce) tube anchovy paste
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups milk, at room temperature
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly coat a shallow 3-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Equip the food processor with the slicing disk (the thin slicing disk, if you have one).
- Stand as many pieces of potato in the feed tube as will fit, then exerting gentle pressure on the pusher, pulse the potatoes through the slicing disk.
- Repeat until all the potatoes have been sliced.
- As the work bowl fills, scoop the potatoes onto a large piece of waxed paper.
- Scoop the last batch of sliced potatoes onto the waxed paper and reserve.
- Slice the onions just as you did the potatoes, transfer to a second sheet of waxed paper, and reserve.
- Remove the slicing disk from the processor and insert the chopping blade.
- Add the anchovy paste, butter, flour, pepper, and 1/2 cup of the cream to the processor and churn 3 to 5 seconds until smooth.
- Add the remaining cream and the milk and pulse 4 to 5 times to incorporate.
- Layer 1/3 of the potatoes in the prepared casserole, spreading evenly, top with 1/3 of the onions and 1/3 of the anchovy mixture.
- Repeat twice.
- The anchovy mixture should just be visible in the casserole; it should not cover the onions and potatoes.
- Bake uncovered on the middle oven rack until bubbling and nicely browned, about 1 hour.
- Remove from the oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
- Cook's note: If your food processor has a thin slicing disk, by all means use it.
- Otherwise, the medium disk will do.
- Also, because of the saltiness of the anchovy paste, this recipe needs no salt.
potatoes, yellow onions, unsalted butter, flour, freshly ground black pepper, heavy cream, milk
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/janssons-temptation-recipe.html (may not work)