Labskaus
No, please! Avert your eyes from the picture! It’s actually a pretty tasty dish! What you see here is called Labskaus (or Lapskaus) and it is a specialty from Northern Germany and in particular from Hamburg. The coloring given by the red beets may deceive you at first, but after you’ve tasted it, you’ll agree that it’s actually quite good! Here’s the recipe for this rather special dish:
Labskaus
Ingredients for 2 to 3 people
| metric | emperial | |
|---|---|---|
| potatoes | 1,2 kg | 2.65 lb. |
| milk | 125 mL | 0.50 cup |
| vegetable stock | 0,50 tsp. | 0.50 tsp. |
| onions | 1 | 1 |
| oil | 2 tbsp. | 2 tbsp. |
| corned beef | 340 g | 12 oz. |
| red beets | 100 g | 3.50 oz. |
| red beet juice | 3 tbsp. | 3 tbsp. |
| pepper | some | some |
| salt | some | some |
| gherkins | 2 or 3 | 2 or 3 |
| eggs | 2 or 3 | 2 or 3 |
Instructions
Peel the potatoes and cut them into tiny pieces. Then boil them in water (add some salt) until they’re soft. In the meantime, cut the onions and red beets into small pieces. When the potatoes are ready, get rid of the water and mash the boiled potatoes. Next, add the cut onions to a pot with some oil in it and cook (while stirring often) until softened and golden. While doing so, you can already warm the milk. Then add the mashed potatoes, milk and corned beef to the onions in the pot. Also add the red beets and mix red beet juice underneath until achieving a good consistency. Spice everything with pepper, salt and vegetable stock. Fry one egg a person and add on top of the dish, next to a gherkin.
Enjoy!
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