Back in 2004 I was backpacking through Sweden and stopped in Stockholm for a few days for the Smaka på Stockholm (a taste of Stockholm) festival. While there I devoured many tasty exotic dishes (a lot of which were based around a pickled herring motif) whilst I told amusing anecdotes to drunk Americans in exchange for free beer. It was a marvelous time!
The recipe I intend to share with you today though ironically was something I did not eat at the festival but rather something I bought from a street vendor one afternoon after spending a few too many hours at a vodka bar. It tasted like nothing I have had before or since and I have tried many times over the years to replicate it with little success. However I eventually discovered the origin of the dish and thus have have finally recreated it! This dish is the sinfully tasty and very odd Tunnbrödsrulle.
What is Tunnbrödsrulle? Well in a nutshell it is a sausage surrounded by mashed potato and prawn salad, wrapped in some flat bread with various toppings added. Think a sausage & mash ice cream cone and while you are still far off the mark its probably the closest you are going to get. This is a damn odd dish – but my word it is good!
Ingredients:
4 x Thick Beef Sausages
3 x Potatoes
8 x Cooked Shrimp (de-tailed)
½ a Red Onion
½ a Brown Onion
½ cup of Lettuce
8 Cherry Tomatoes
½ Cup of Milk
Small amount of Butter
Small handful of Cheddar Cheese
Dollop of Dijon Mustard
2 x Tablespoon of Sour Cream
2 x Tablespoon of Mayoniasse
1 x Tablespoon of Dill
1 x Tablespoon of Lime Juice
4 x Flour Wraps
Preparation:
Boil water for potatoes. Heat grill. Quarter cherry tomatoes, shred lettuce, dice brown & red onions and shrimp. Finely chop dill.
Method:
Step 1: Put potatoes on to boil. But sausages on grill, turning when necessary.
Step 2: Combine red onion, sour cream, dill, mayonnaise, lime juice and shrimp to make shrimp salad.
Step 3: Drain potatoes. Mix with milk, cheese, Dijon mustard and butter to make mashed potato.
Step 4: Remove sausages, grill onion then remove.
Combination
Step 1: Lay wraps flat. Put a line of mashed potato down once side and a line of shrimp salad down the other.
Step 2: Place a sausage in between the two lines. Curl wrap up then wrap that in aluminum foil.
Step 3: In gaping top of wrap place tomato, grilled onion and lettuce.
Enjoy! This is a deceptively filing meal and one should do you, though I like to use the leftovers to make a double-sausage version. The beauty of Tunnbrödsrulle is it is perfect for when you have had one too many drinks, the downside is its impossible to make if you have had one too many drinks. Happy eating!
Got any other Swedish dishes you think worthy of consideration? Would love to read about them in the comments section below!