Saturday 12 July 2008

Fish, New Potatoes & Parsley Gravy

New potatoes are a special treat - especially for boiled potatoes are just more delicious this way (the boiling process is usually also shorter). Traditional dishes in Denmark in the early summer include new potatoes with white gravy and either bacon or fillets of fish.

Ingredients:
- new potatoes
- water
- salt
- fillets of white fish
- margarine
- flour
- fresh parsley

The potatoes were boiled in lightly salted water, and when done the water was separated, but not discarded.

The fillets of fish were seasoned with salt and pepper and fried in a pan.

In a small pot, margarine was melted (not browned). Then enough flour was stirred in to make a thick paste. On medium heat with constant stirring the water from the potatoes was added in small portions (waiting for the gravy to thicken after each addition) until there was a suitable amount of gravy - once the correct thickness was obtained, the pot was removed form the heat. Then seasoned with salt and pepper and added fresh finely cut parsley.

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