Lutefisk

Johnny West

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I finally got around to doing this tonight.
The lutefisk came from Olson's Fish Market
in Minneapolis and think they supply the
U.S. with the fish. It is Norwegian cod.

I followed the directions to boil the fish and
added melted butter at the table. The next time
I'll make a cream gravy like my friend's mom did.
 

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Johnny West

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It's not a tradition from my family but when growing up in NE Iowa I had friends of Norwegian decent and they would invite me for their meal (mid 60's). Bill's mom would make lefse on a wood burning stove and it was the best.
 

Sass Muffin

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The texture of it is what I am trying to figure out.
It looks almost gel-like (or something).
 

Johnny West

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It is almost gel like and takes some getting used to and when cooking, quite fishy smelling. The mrs wouldn't touch it. It started out as a 1.5 pound package so it wasn't a yuge amount and have two pieces left. I'll make a béchamel for the last pieces.
 

Johnny West

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LOL!

I used to work in a Red Owl back in the 60's. Lutefisk could be hard to find but the meat department had the little wood boxes with salted cod. It worked the same.
 

Johnny West

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We couldn't find all the seafood we wanted at Metropolitan Market so stopped at Northern Fish on way home and got some salmon candy, mussels, oyster shooters, and last package of lutefisk. I’ll probably have the lutefisk for NYE as Christmas Eve is booked.

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