Tunnbrödsrulle
Thin flatbread wrap filled with mashed potatoes, hot dog, ketchup, mustard, crispy onions, and topped with shrimp salad or relish, a Swedish style.
The Tunnbrödsrulle is Sweden’s ultimate late-night hot dog indulgence, famously built inside a soft, thin flatbread called tunnbröd. It typically features a grilled or boiled hot dog (or two), mashed potatoes, a scoop of shrimp salad (räksallad), crispy fried onions, mustard, ketchup, and sometimes pickled cucumbers—all wrapped burrito-style. Originating in Stockholm, it became a popular fast food item in the 1960s and is now a staple of Swedish street kiosks and grillkorv stands. The flavor mashup is intentionally over-the-top, mixing salty, creamy, tangy, and sweet in every bite. It’s quirky, filling, and completely Swedish. Ask any Swede: it’s chaos—and it works.
Authentic Recipe
Ingredients
- 4-8 Hot dogs (Quality frankfurters)
- 4 pieces Tunnbröd flatbread (Or large flour tortillas as substitute)
- 2 cups Mashed potatoes (Warm, can use instant)
- 1 cup Small shrimp (Cooked, for shrimp salad)
- 3 tablespoons Mayonnaise (For shrimp salad)
- 1 tablespoon Sour cream (For shrimp salad)
- 1 tablespoon Fresh dill (Chopped)
- 2 tablespoons Red onion (Finely diced)
- 1 teaspoon Lime juice
- 2 large Yellow onions (For crispy fried onions)
- 3 tablespoons Butter (For frying onions)
- as needed Swedish mustard (Or Dijon)
- as needed Ketchup
- handful Lettuce leaves (Fresh)
- 2-3 tablespoons Lingonberry jam (Optional, traditional northern Swedish)
Instructions
- Make shrimp salad (Skagenröra): Mix shrimp, mayonnaise, sour cream, dill, red onion, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
- Make crispy fried onions: Slice onions thinly, cook in butter on low heat for 15 minutes until golden caramel.
- Prepare warm mashed potatoes (instant is authentic!).
- Cook hot dogs by boiling, grilling, or pan-frying until heated through.
- Warm the tunnbröd flatbread or tortillas.
- Assembly: Place flatbread on work surface.
- Spread 2-4 tablespoons warm mashed potatoes in center.
- Place 1-2 hot dogs on top of potatoes.
- Add generous spoonful of shrimp salad alongside hot dog.
- Sprinkle crispy fried onions over everything.
- Add ketchup, mustard, and lingonberry jam as desired.
- Top with fresh lettuce leaves.
- Wrap: Fold bottom edge up, then fold sides over and roll tightly.
- Wrap in parchment paper to hold together. Enjoy Swedish street food magic!
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