A Viking Feast Worthy of Thor & Odin | Ancient Recipes With Sohla | History

Get your battle axe ready - Sohla is taking us back to 800 AD to recreate a true viking solstice feast. This feast includes Skause, a viking stew, along with a traditional Birch Bark bread.

THE RECIPES

Skause
1 pound bone-in venison, cut into 1-inch pieces
½ pound bone-in reindeer meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
4 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more
8 medium parsnips, cut into 1-inch chunks
5 medium white carrots, cut into 1-inch chunks
½ head green cabbage, shredded
100 grams ramsons, chopped
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoon dill seeds

1. In a large pot, combine venison, reindeer, and salt.
2. Cover with water.
3. Bring a to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook gently until tender.
4. Skim off any scum that floats to the surface.
5. Remove the pieces of meat from the broth.
6. Pull off the bones and return the meat to the broth.
7. Add all the vegetables and spices to the pot.
8. Taste and add salt as needed.
9. Simmer until vegetables grow tender.

Birch Bark Bread
1 cup of rolled oats or birch bark flour
4 ¼ cups rye flour
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more salted cultured butter, melted

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, and salt. Add enough water to bring together into a dough.
2. Knead until smooth.
3. Divide dough into 3 portions and flatten each portion into a paper-thin circle using a kruskavel.
4. Cut out a circle in the middle of the bread so there is a hole
5. Brush each flatbread with butter and sprinkle with a little salt.
6. Heat the oven to 425.
7. Bake on a greased baking pan for about 10 minutes.

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