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🍽️ Hearty Labskaus with Smoked Fish, Beetroot, Cucumbers, Onions, and Fried Egg

511 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 600 g starchy potatoes
• salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 600 g mixed smoked fish (e.g. eel, char, trout)
• 2 onions
• 50 g streaky smoked bacon
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• pepper (from the mill)
• 150 g pickled red beetroot (jar)
• 2 large gherkins
• 4 eggs
• 2 tbsp chive chives

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly.
2. 2. Cut the potatoes into small cubes.
3. 3. Place the potato cubes in a pot.
4. 4. Add a bay leaf.
5. 5. Cover the potatoes just barely with salted water.
6. 6. Cover the pot.
7. 7. Cook the potatoes for about 15 minutes until tender.
8. 8. Meanwhile, carefully remove all bones from the smoked fish.
9. 9. Peel the skin off the fish.
10. 10. Cut the fish into small pieces or shred it.
11. 11. Peel the onions.
12. 12. Halve the onions.
13. 13. Cut the onion halves into thin strips.
14. 14. Cut the bacon into small cubes.
15. 15. Heat oil in a large frying pan.
16. 16. Fry the bacon until crispy.
17. 17. Push the bacon to the side of the pan.
18. 18. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in the center of the pan.
19. 19. Fry the onion strips in the butter.
20. 20. Add the fish pieces to the pan.
21. 21. Season everything with pepper.
22. 22. Toss the ingredients vigorously to mix them well.
23. 23. Drain the cooked potatoes.
24. 24. Remove the bay leaf from the cooking water.
25. 25. Discard the remaining cooking liquid.
26. 26. Fold the potatoes into the fish mixture.
27. 27. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes.
28. 28. Season the Labskaus with salt and pepper to taste.
29. 29. Slice the beetroot.
30. 30. Slice the cucumbers.
31. 31. Arrange the vegetable slices around the edge of the plates.
32. 32. Melt the remaining butter in a clean pan.
33. 33. Fry the eggs sunny-side up.
34. 34. Divide the Labskaus among the plates.
35. 35. Place one fried egg on each serving.
36. 36. Sprinkle the dish with fresh chives.
37. 37. Serve the Labskaus immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 511
• Protein: 45 g · Fett/Fat: 24 g · Carbs: 29 g