My preferred way of cooking lutefisk is to just stick it in the oven (well, life’s just too short for complicated recipes, that’s what I think).
Allow about 300g per person.
- Heat your oven to 400F (205C).
- Arrange your lutefisk skin side down on a sheet of aluminum foil and season with salt.
- Place on a rack in a large pan and bake for about 20 minutes (or until the fish has acquired its jelly-like texture).
- Drain out excess water before serving.
- Serve your lutefisk at once, ideally on hot plates, with bacon or pork drippings, melted butter, green peas and boiled or steamed potatoes. Enjoy!
Tip: Do not overcook the fish as it will shrink, and done excessively it will all but disappear (yes it’s true, it happened to me the first time I attempted to cook lutefisk). Now don’t say I didn’t warn you…