Corned beef and beetroot Labskaus
A warm mash of potatoes, corned beef and pickled beetroot, served with rollmops and fried eggs.
Active time30 min
Cooking30 min
Total45 min
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Ingredients
- 180 g drained pickled beetroot
- 100 g onions
- 450 g mashing potatoes
- 20 g unsalted butter
- 100 ml whole milk
- 3 raw whole eggs in their shells
- 90 ml prepared beef stock
- 285 g ready-to-eat canned corned beef
- 15 ml pickled beetroot liquid
- ≈ ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 g fine salt
- 180 g drained pickled herring rollmops
Preparation
Peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into pieces about 3 cm across. Cover with cooking water, bring to the boil and cook for about 20 min until easily crushed. Drain thoroughly. Discard the cooking water.
450 g mashing potatoes- knife
- board
- saucepan
- colander
While the potatoes cook, peel the onion. Chop it and cut the corned beef into small pieces. Chop 90 g beetroot and reserve the remaining 90 g in slices for serving. Slice the rollmops and keep refrigerated. Heat 10 g butter in a frying pan, soften the onion for 5 min, then add the corned beef for 3 min.
180 g drained pickled beetroot100 g onions20 g unsalted butter285 g ready-to-eat canned corned beef180 g drained pickled herring rollmops- knife
- board
- frying pan
- spatula
- plate
Return the drained potatoes to their saucepan. Add the milk and stock and heat gently while mashing with a potato masher. Fold in the beef, onion, chopped beetroot, beetroot liquid, salt and pepper. Keep warm over very low heat while cooking the egg.
100 ml whole milk90 ml prepared beef stock15 ml pickled beetroot liquid≈ ¼ tsp ground black pepper1 g fine salt- saucepan
- potato masher
- spoon
Wipe the frying pan and melt the remaining 10 g butter in it. Crack the eggs separately into a cup and slide them into the pan. Fry gently for about 4 min until the whites set. Cook longer or cover for fully set yolks. Divide the hot mash with the reserved beetroot and cold rollmops, top with the fried eggs and serve.
3 raw whole eggs in their shells- frying pan
- spatula
- cup
- lid
Allergens
- Celery
- Eggs
- Milk
Composition to check for: Crustaceans, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
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