Name: Authentic Swedish Lutfisk Recipe
Prep time: 3300 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: 5 kg (3.3 lbs) Dried cod (Torsk), unsalted; 100 g (3.5 oz) Food-grade Lye (Sodium Hydroxide, NaOH); 4 liters (1 gallon) Cold water, for soaking; 4 liters (1 gallon) Cold water, for rinsing; 1 liter (4 cups) Cold water, for final soak; 500 g (1.1 lbs) Bacon, thick-cut; 50 g (1/4 cup) All-purpose flour; 50 g (3.5 tbsp) Butter; 1 liter (4 cups) Milk; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/4 teaspoon White pepper; 1/4 teaspoon Ground nutmeg; 1 kg (2.2 lbs) Small potatoes (e.g., fingerlings or new potatoes); 1 teaspoon Salt (for potatoes); 1 tablespoon Swedish prepared mustard (e.g., "Pressgurka" or sweet mustard); 1/2 cup Water, for boiling potatoes

Lutfisk 🇸🇪 Sweden

Lutefisk, a traditional and polarizing dish made from dried fish and lye.

Seafood Traditional

Made with

Dried fish lye

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