Sweden , 1976 . The story goes that an breeze lading worker named Ove Jacobsson submitted a formula to Swedish solid food magazine Allt Om Mat ( All About Food ) with a lean of factor that read like a page out of Mad Libs : grilledchicken , Italian salad seasoning , whipped cream , chili pepper sauce , Francis Bacon , peanuts and banana . It vocalise like the fever dream of a buffet janitor with a unique culinary sensitivity . This mismatched richness of conflicting flavors is none other than the rutabaga ' alone take on the casserole ' Flygande Jakob , ' or Flying Jacob .
Sweden was a lot like America back in the seventies — effective vibes , pastel color and ABBA all the way . socialist economy was pretty braggy , too ; but that was Sweden ’s vibration . Amongst the melodic pop andweekly candy runs , another social custom was unfold in the tiny Nordic state : the dinner party . So , what was it about the Flying Jacob that hit a chord with Swede when the ingredients sounded like a actual compost pile ?
" Three things in reality led to the popularity of this dish , " say proud Swede and owner ofBig Swede BBQin Phoenix , Johan Magnusson . " The first matter was the communal feeding in Sweden during the ' 70s . People in the middle class often had friends over , but it was n’t appropriate to wait on fancy food back then , that was what the ' plentiful masses ' did , and it was frowned upon , " Magnusson says . " So sweat , casserole and soup were very popular . You could feed a whole mathematical group of people , but it was n’t a ' show - off dinner . ' The second thing that happen was that the midway class and working class started to pilot on charter trips on their vacations to alien localization and , by doing so , search newfangled flavors and ingredient . "
Magnusson goes on to say these young jetsetters wanted to be reminded of their experience upon their arrival back home in Sweden , fire a nostalgia - powered foray into the culinary scene . Among some of the most hope " exotic " ingredients at the meter were pineapple , banana and peanuts .
And the third thing that assist popularize Flying Jacob ? Allt om Mat — the culinary magazine that throw the Flying Jacob into the limelight . In the ' 70s , anyone who believe themselves a Swede had an Allt om Mat subscription .
" The Flying Jacob recipe was published in the magazine in 1976 , and due to its unparalleled element but also the fact it is so dewy-eyed to make , quickly made it a household staple in Sweden , " Magnusson allege . " My female parent also used to make it when I had friends over or when we had a company , so it has always been consociate with laughter , friendship and joyful moments during my puerility . It is unique , it is different , and it tell a storey about Sweden in the 1970s . And I care it when food tells stories . And when I give it to my American friends , I am almost insure that nobody has ever had this dish aerial before . "
So , how do you make it ? promiscuous ! catch some chicken breast , Italian salad spice , bananas , whisk cream , chili sauce , Francis Bacon and peanut , and abide by the originalAllt om Mat recipebelow :
Ingredients
Preparation
1 . Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit ( 225 arcdegree Celsius ) . Debone the chicken , cut the cooked meat into pieces and place it in a grease ovenproof casserole dish . spatter with Italian salad seasoning spiciness .
2 . Peel the bananas . Cut them in half , then lengthwise so that there are four pieces of each . Place the banana objet d’art on top of the poulet . Whip the cream and integrate with chili sauce .
3 . Spread the cream variety over the chicken and banana . Bake in the eye of the oven for about 20 proceedings .
4 . While the casserole is bake , cut the Roger Bacon into small piece and electrocute it crispy in a electrocute pan . Drain on kitchen newspaper .
4 . Sprinkle bacon and peanuts over the chicken . Serve with Elmer Rice and salad .
Is it an intimidating dish ? Of naturally , but the contrasting — in earnest contrasting — smack complement each other in a tantalizing style , giving you a genuine taste of someone else ’s nostalgia .
