World Flavors Cookbook

Hangikjöt (Smoked Lamb)

Name: Hangikjöt (Smoked Lamb)
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Iceland
Ingredients: smoked lamb (hangikjöt), potatoes, green peas, red cabbage, bechamel sauce (uppstúfur), flatkaka

Traditional Icelandic lamb smoked over dried sheep dung, typically served at Christmas with a white bechamel sauce.

Cuisine: Iceland

Ingredients

smoked lamb (hangikjöt), potatoes, green peas, red cabbage, bechamel sauce (uppstúfur), flatkaka

Instructions

Boil the smoked lamb gently until tender. Serve sliced thin with boiled potatoes, peas, and a thick white sauce (uppstúfur). Always accompanied by flatkaka bread.