A very tasty and quick recipe, Swedish Potatoes with Lard and Herbs are a popular dish in Swedish cuisine. The ingredients to prepare this recipe, as you might guess from the title, are few and simple: potatoes, butter, chopped herbs, lard or bacon, then everything goes in the oven. Served hot, they are irresistible!
Recipe updated on 12/15/2019
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Swedish
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 white potatoes
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3.5 oz lard (sliced)
- 1 clove garlic
- to taste roast herbs (or fresh such as rosemary, sage, bay leaf)
- 0.07 oz fine salt
Tools
- Chopping board
- Skewers wooden
- Parchment paper
- Baking dish
Steps
Wash the potatoes thoroughly to remove any soil residue. Dry them and without peeling, skewer them at the base (lengthwise) with a skewer inserted at 0.4 inches from the base. This is to stop the knife, allowing you to slice without cutting through completely. Make slices spaced 1/5 inch apart.
Chop the herbs along with the breadcrumbs and a bit of salt and season the slices between each cut. Add the chopped lard pieces. Melt the butter and brush it over the potatoes. Place everything on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Add some sprigs of rosemary, sage, bay leaf, and some butter flakes. Bake in a preheated oven at 390°F and cook for 1 hour. Occasionally, baste the potatoes with the pan juices using the brush to keep them moist. Serve the Swedish Potatoes with Lard and Herbs piping hot.
