Jansson's Temptation

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

After peeling the potatoes, put them in cold water to prevent darkening while you slice them into matchsticks. Drain and dry them. Butter a small baking dish and arrange half the potatoes in it. Dribble a bit of the anchovy oil over the potatoes; add the onions, the anchovies distributed evenly over the dish, and last, the remaining potatoes. Pour on the cream, dot with butter, and sprinkle with pepper and a very little salt (remember, the anchovies). Cover tightly with foil and bake 45 minutes. Uncover and continue baking 15 minutes longer, turning down the oven heat if the cream is evaporating too quickly. The potatoes should be tender and absorb most of the cream.