🇮🇸 Icelandic Cuisine

Plokkari

Fish and Potato Mash

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 358 kcal

A rustic Icelandic mash of boiled fish, potatoes, and onions bound with butter and milk, heartier and chunkier than its cousin plokkfiskur.

Ingredients

1 Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
2 Poach haddock in gently simmering water for 8 minutes until flaky. Drain and flake.
3 Sauté onion in butter until golden, about 5 minutes.
4 Add potatoes to the skillet and mash roughly. Stir in flaked fish and milk.
5 Heat through, mashing to desired consistency — keep it chunky.
6 Season with salt and pepper, garnish with chives, and serve hot.

Did You Know?

Plokkari and plokkfiskur are often confused, but plokkari is the simpler, more rustic version that farmworkers ate daily.