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Labskaus

Labskaus/LABS-kows/
Labskaus
About this dish

A mashed dish of corned beef, potatoes, and beetroot, topped with a fried egg and pickles.

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Ingredients
🥩300g corned beef
🥔4 potatoes, boiled
🍠2 beetroot, cooked and diced
🥚4 fried eggs
Method
Serves 2
1
Mash the boiled potatoes.
2
Finely chop or grind the corned beef and mix into the mashed potato with a little of the pickling brine.
3
Fold in diced beetroot for color and flavor.
4
Heat through in a pan until warmed and slightly crisp at the edges.
5
Top each portion with a fried egg and serve with pickles and rollmops.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Labskaus is a traditional dish of Northern German port cities, rooted in maritime sailor's food.

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