Plokkfiskur – creamy fish stew

Ingredients

• 600 g skinless boneless cod
• 700 g potatoes
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 50 g butter
• 35 g plain flour
• 5 dl milk
• ½ tsp white pepper
• salt
• rye bread to serve

Method

1. 1Peel potatoes and boil for 20 minutes until tender. Gently poach fish in salted water for 6–8 minutes until it flakes; drain.
2. 2Soften onion in butter for 5 minutes. Stir in flour, gradually add milk and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring.
3. 3Roughly chop potatoes and flake fish. Fold into sauce, heat through and season with salt and white pepper.
4. 4Serve with rye bread.