Julbord klassiker
Här hittar du recept på de rätter som är allra populärast på svenska julbord så som griljerad skinka, sill, köttbullar och Janssons frestelse. Of course as the food is served buffet style you can usually mix up the courses a bit if you want. Traditionell, svensk julmat - vad ingår egentligen? A Swedish julbord is a lovely event, well worth trying if you are interested in Swedish culture.
For a slight change from gravadlax try our recipe for gin cured salmon. The fish ends up a bit flaky, slightly translucent, firm in places, but also a bit jelly-like. Lutfisk is dried cod that is re-hydrated using lye. The fish course is dominated by salmon: hot- and cold-smoked salmon, boiled salmon, salmon paté and gravlax. Unfortunately where I live, herring stocks have dwindled to very low levels.
Julmust is a non-alcoholic drink made from water, sugar, hops, malt and spices. Lutfisk is not normally on a julbord as it is usually cooked to order. The Christmas tree has to be real and as big as can be accommodated. At a julbord Swedes normally serve senapsill herring in a creamy mustard sauce , glasmästarsill glazier's herring, the name is due to the clear brine which enables all of the ingredients to be seen through the glass jar and at least one other.
It is a dish that is much loved by some, but detested by most!
Alla recept du behöver till julbordet
Once only considered food for the poor, pickled herring is now a prominent and respected part of a julbord. Often there is a nice welcome drink of glögg Swedish mulled wine or a cocktail. Years ago lutfisk was common fare during the Christmas fast when meat was replaced by fish, at a time when fresh fish was hard to come by. You need a big house for a good julbord in order to find the space for all the tables to accommodate the huge array of dishes, whilst still having somewhere to sit and eat all the food!
Swedes traditionally collect their Christmas tree on the day before Christmas Eve. Selecting the tree is a serious matter: it has to be perfectly proportioned and checked from every possible angle. It is served with a Béchamel or mustard sauce, a light sprinkling of finely ground allspice, white pepper, black pepper and occasionally fried bacon. Most Swedes also go out to a julbord at a restaurant in December, so that can enjoy a larger selection of dishes than they can manage at home on Christmas Eve.
Candles are ever-present and in seriously large numbers. Swedes don't go in for turkey and Christmas pudding at Christmas, instead they have a julbord Christmas buffet. Vill du planera och förbereda julmaten, se våra tips på julmat du kan handla och laga i förväg och sedan med fördel frysa in. It is made in much the same way, but the use of gin gives it a slightly more sophisticated taste. Swedes eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve.
Traditionally it is a big family affair with 3 or 4 generations sharing the meal. Julskinka, sill, gravad lax, köttbullar, prinskorv och Janssons. With the meal there should be lashings of snaps and julöl a dark sweetish beer brewed for Christmas and julmust for children and drivers. The cheap stuff is absolutely ghastly, using vinegar which is so harsh that it masks the rich oily character of good herring. Gravadlax has become so popular worldwide that it is now stocked by virtually all supermarkets in the UK.
Although you can easily buy some it really is worth making your own as it is easy, tastes better and is a lot cheaper! Här listar vi de klassiska rätterna som många vill ha på sitt julbord!
Klassiskt julbord - favoritrecept att bjuda på
Alas no longer. The best is top-notch and a real treat. Den klassiska julmaten kommer alltid ligga oss varmt om hjärtat!. If you buy pickled herring make sure you find a really good supplier as the quality varies hugely. Traditionell julmat. Most households light about 50 candles on Christmas Eve! There will also be lots of attractive julprydnader Swedish Christmas decorations around, often family heirlooms, such as a halmbock a straw goat , which every family has in their collection.
For a selection of pickled herring recipes and for advice on salting herring click here. It is a big elaborate affair and is much loved by Swedes. A selection of other cold fish is usually included such as crayfish and prawns but not lobster which is a New Year's Eve treat. A julbord normally has lots of courses, each with a fresh plate! Herring needs to be salted for weeks before it is ready for pickling. As a result I can't buy very good herring, so I normally buy ready salted herring from Sweden, which I then pickle.
Indeed it is such a big meal that it is best made for a large family group in order to have a large selection of dishes, but also so that the work involved can be shared out! The names of villages, such as Langport Herring and Chaldon Herring in Dorset, are reminders that once upon a time we too had what appeared to be inexhaustible herring stocks. There should be a choice of at least three types of herring, two is just not considered enough.
Once home the tree is decorated according to family traditions, but coloured lights seem to be taboo as nearly all Swedes seem to have tasteful soft white lights.