HOW TO MAKE LABSKAUS (RECIPE)

Labskaus is actually a combination of 5 or more dishes especially the pickled cucumber, egg omelet, corned beef, herring and mashed potatoes. But you can find many recipes using beetroot too. This meal is very popular in Hamburg, Germany and they make this dish as simple as just using potatoes and corned beef with beets to make it reddish in color. But many Germans serve this meal with fried egg and some pickles. In this recipe I am going to share with you, we are not going to use too thick mashed potatoes, instead, we are going to use thinner but not runny because i find it more pleasing when i eat it. You may want to use your favorite pickled stuff as you wish or you can experiment on it by using several kinds of pickled stuff just to find the best combination that would perfectly suit your taste. Here is the recipe:

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HOW TO MAKE LABSKAUS (RECIPE)

Ingredients:
16 ounce potato (quartered and peeled)
1 medium size onion (chopped)
1/4 cups butter (divided)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup beef broth
1 1/2 pound corned beef chunks
280 grams pickled beets (sliced)1 tbsp pickled beet juice
4 eggs
salt
pepper (freshly ground)

Preparation and Cooking Procedure:
1. In a pot, cook potatoes with salted water. Remove water when cooked and mash.
2. Pour a little bit of broth to make the potatoes wet enough.
3. In a pan, put some butter and saute onion until the onions are transparent.
4. Add corned beef and saute until browned, set aside.
5. Get some beet slices, maybe 4-5 pieces and mince.
6. In a bowl, combine corned beef, potatoes, minced beets and juice. Scatter some salt and pepper and mix perfectly.
7. In a pan, melt butter and fry eggs, scatter with salt and pepper.
8. Put the potato mixture in a serving plate, arrange with beets slices and top with egg.
9. And serve.

HOW TO MAKE LABSKAUS (RECIPE)