Icelandic plokkfiskur (mashed fish)

This dish is a very common dish in Iceland, liked by both children and adults. Somewhat surprisingly though, our own mother never made it when we were growing up but we would occasionally get a taste of it when visiting relatives or friends.




I assume that the dish is a result of thrifty housewifes using up leftover cooked fish :)

Icelandic plokkfiskur (mashed fish)

Serves 2 - 3

250 gr haddock or cod

350 gr potatoes

½  onion

1,5 tbs butter

2 tbs flour

250 ml milk

Salt and peppar to taste

Boil the potatoes until tender.

At the same time you put the potatoes in a pan put some water and salt in another pan. Let the water come to a boil and put the fish into the boiling water. When the water starts boiling again the pan is removed from the stove and the fish is left in the hot water, with the lid on the pan, until the potatoes are ready.

Peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces. Remove the fish from the pan and cut it down to pretty small pieces. Cut the onion into small pieces and sautée it in the butter in a pan, add the flour to the onion and butter and stir. Add the milk in a few batches and stir well in between, make sure there are no lumps from the flour. Add the fish and the potatoes to the sauce. If the sauce is very thick, try adding a little milk to. Salt and pepper to taste.