Norwegian Fiskegrateng; Fish 'n Macaroni Au Gratin Recipe
 
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A mild tasting fish and macaroni casserole in a roux sauce, old Norwegian recipe loved by kids and adults.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Norwegian
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups uncooked macaroni
  • 2 Lbs cod or pollock fillets, or other white fish
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 5 cups milk
  • 2½ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ⅓ cup bread crumbs or crushed crackers
Instructions
  1. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. In a large pot, cook macaroni according to the package, or slightly less to keep the pasta a little bit on the firm side. Drain, pour into a bowl and set aside.
  3. Rinse fish. In the same pot, gently simmer fish in lightly salted water for 5-10 min. until flaky. Drain, keep the fish in the pot and break into bite sized pieces with a fork. Set aside.
  4. Separate the eggs, set aside and allow to come to room temperature.
  5. Melt butter in a medium sized heavy sauce pan. Add flour, whisk until smooth, and cook for a couple of minutes.
  6. Pull away from heat, add milk, egg yolks, and spices, and whisk well until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat until thickened, stirring often with a whisk to keep lumps from forming. Set aside.
  7. Whip egg whites with an electric mixer until very stiff peaks form. Set aside.
  8. To assemble the casserole, combine macaroni and 3 cups of the sauce together with the fish in the large pot. Save the rest of the sauce for serving with the casserole later.
  9. Very gently fold the egg whites into the fish mixture with a rubber spatula until mostly mixed but not entirely. Some little bits of egg white should still be seen.
  10. Pour the mixture into the greased baking dish, and top with the crumbs or crushed crackers.
  11. Bake at 400° F for 40 min. until golden brown and set.
Recipe by The Country Basket at https://thecountrybasket.com/norwegian-fiskegrateng-fish-au-gratin-recipe/