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Swedish Pyttipanna (Skillet Diced Potatoes, Beef, and Onion Hash with Fried Egg)
The iconic Swedish tavern comfort hash: tiny, uniform cubes of potatoes, onions, and beef fried golden-crisp in butter, topped with a sunny-side-up fried egg and served with pickled beets.
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min
Ingredients
4servings
- Firm potatoes, peeled and cut into tiny 1 cm cubes600 g
- Beef, diced into small 1 cm cubes350 g
- Yellow onion, diced to matching size2 piece
- Butter50 g
- Fresh eggs for frying4 piece
- Fresh parsley, chopped1 piece
- Salt1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Melt half the butter in a cast-iron skillet and sauté potato cubes over medium heat for 12-15 minutes until golden and crisp. Set aside.
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2
Add a tablespoon of butter to the pan and cook diced onions for 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
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3
Add diced beef to the onions and sear over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes.
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4
Return crisp potatoes to the skillet with meat and onions, season with salt, and toss together for 2 minutes.
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5
Fry eggs sunny-side up in a separate pan. Plate hot hash garnished with parsley, topped with a fried egg and pickled beets.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: European Culinary Traditions Archive / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
