Danish Hash Food

SCANDINAVIAN HASH (BIKSEMAD)

Steps:

• Melt the 1/2 the butter in a skillet.
• Add the onions and saute until golden.
• remove from pan and keep warm.
• Put the remaining butter in the skillet and saute the potatoes until they are turning brown.
• Add meat and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the onions and cook until all is heated through.
• Traditionally, you put a lightly fried egg on top of the hash, but while this isn't necessary for the dish it IS a delicious addition.

DANISH HASH

Steps:

• Melt the 1/2 the butter in a skillet, saute the onions until golden, remove from pan and keep warm.
• Put the remaining butter in the skillet and saute the potato until they are turning brown.
• Add meat and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the onions and cook until all is heated through. Traditionally, sailors put an egg that's still soft centered--either soft-boiled or fried--on top, but that's not necessary.

DANISH HASH

Steps:

• Heat up a large frying pan and add 5 g of butter. Place the onions in the pan, cut side down and cook until they start to caramelize. This should take about 5 minutes. If the heat is too high, the onions cook too quickly and do not develop the wanted sweetness. Flip the onions and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Remove from the pan.
• Heat up the pan once again. Add 10 g of butter, some olive oil and the potato chunks. Cook for 5-10 minutes to get a beautiful, browned surface. Turn once in a while.
• When the potatoes are almost done, place the meat on top. I like my meat to heat through but not fry too much, leaving the meat dry, but feel free to fry the meat to your preference. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile heat up another frying pan, add the remaining butter and fry the eggs.
• Distribute the meat and potatoes on two plates and garnish with the onions. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve with pickled beetroot, fried eggs, Worcestershire sauce and tomato ketchup.

DANISH HASH WITH FRIED EGGS

Steps:

• 1. In a wide frying pan over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons of butter.
• 2. Add onions and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until they are limp and golden (about 15 minutes).
• 3. When onions are cooked, transfer to another container and keep warm.
• 4. Then, in the same frying pan over medium-high heat, melt 3 tablespoons more of the butter and cook potatoes, turning as needed to brown on all sides; add to onions and keep warm.
• 5. Add 1 tablespoon more butter to the pan and cook beef, stirring occasionally, until it is browned and heated through.
• 6. Add beef to container with onions and potatoes; keep warm.
• 7. Again using the same frying pan add broth, worcestershire, salt and pepper.
• 8. Cook over high heat until reduced by about half; then pour over hash mixture.
• 9. Mix lightly but thoroughly.
• 10. Using the same pan, melt 1 to 2 tablespoons butter and fry eggs until done as desired.
• 11. Spoon hash onto a warm platter and arrange eggs on top.
• 12. Garnish with the lettuce and tomatoes.

AEBLESKIVER | DANISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• In a separate, large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and sugar. Stir well, then add the egg yolks, melted butter and buttermilk and mix just until combined.
• Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the batter. Batter will be fairly thick.
• Heat your aebleskiver pan over medium heat until hot. Brush each cup with a little melted butter using a pastry brush, then fill each cup with about 2 tablespoons of batter until almost full.
• As soon as the aebleskivers begin to bubble around the edges, use a wooden skewer, chopstick, knitting needle, or fork to flip them over half way, letting the batter slide around to fill in the bottom of the cup.
• Continue cooking, turning the aebleskiver again to let the batter fill in the remainder of the sphere and continuing to turn until golden brown all the way around and cooked through.
• Transfer to a serving plate and dust with powdered sugar, then serve with jam (traditional), honey, cinnamon honey (my favorite!), or even just syrup.