Mjólkursoðinn Lundi

== Description ==
Puffin in milk sauce
I don't care much for puffin and other sea-birds as food, but many people love them and eat them whenever they can. This recipe resembles the recipe for rock ptarmigan, in that the birds are cooked in milk. 
== Ingredients ==
* 4 puffins
* 50 g smoked bacon
* 50 g butter
* 300 ml milk
* 300 ml water
* to taste salt
=== Sauce ===
* 30 g butter
* 4 tbsp flour
* 400 – 500 ml cooking liquid
* to taste salt and pepper
* as needed caramel/sauce colouring
* to taste red currant jelly (optional)
* to taste whipped cream
== Directions ==
# Puffins should be skinned or carefully plucked and singed.
# Remove the innards and discard.
# You can use the breasts alone, or cook the whole birds.
# Wash well in cold water and rub with salt, inside and out.
# If you are using whole birds, truss them.
# Draw strips of bacon through the breasts.
# Brown the birds on all sides, and stuff the birds tightly into a cooking pot.
# Heat the milk and water and pour over the puffins.
# Bring to the boil and cook on low for 1-2 hours (test the birds for softness).
# Turn the birds occasionally.
# Remove from the cooking liquid and keep warm while you prepare the sauce.
=== Sauce ===
# Melt the butter and stir the flour into it like you were making white sauce.
# Strain the cooking liquid and gradually add to the butter/flour mixture.
# Add colouring and spices to taste, and redcurrant jelly/cream, if using.
# Serve with boiled and/or caramelized potatoes and lightly boiled vegetables, like carrots, peas and brussels sprouts. 
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Category:Icelandic Meat Dishes
Category:Game bird Recipes
Category:Bacon Recipes
Category:Milk and cream Recipes