DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Lapskaus
Matprat’s lapskaus gently cooks browned boneless beef with potatoes, carrots, rutabaga and parsley root in water and a meat-stock cube, adds leek near the end and serves the stew steaming hot with coarse bread.
About Lapskaus
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Matprat describes lapskaus as a traditional dish in Norway and serves this version steaming hot. Beef and vegetables simmer together in broth, with leek added near the end and coarse bread alongside.
The selected boneless beef is diced and browned in several batches in butter. It is transferred from the frying pan into a pot with water and a meat-stock cube, then brought to a boil and cooked gently until tender.
Potatoes, carrots, rutabaga and parsley root are peeled and diced. The leek is rinsed well and cut into rings; the diced vegetables join the meat and broth, with more water added if needed to bring the liquid just below the vegetables.
The stew simmers until the vegetables are tender. Leek enters towards the end so it keeps its green colour, and salt and coarsely ground pepper season the lapskaus.
The finished beef-and-vegetable stew is served steaming hot. This version selects coarse bread as the separate accompaniment.
Ingredients in Lapskaus
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- Potatobase
- Carrotbase
- Beef brisketprotein
- Porkprotein
- Saltseasoning
- Beef brothsauce
- Lambprotein
- Potatoesbase
- Onionsother
- Onionseasoning
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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- Countries & places
- Norway
- Cooking traditions
- Norwegian