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Labskaus

One serving has 583 kcal and 39 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (111%), cobalamin (89%), choline (67%), pyridoxine (64%), zinc (63%) and vitamin C (53%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Labskaus
Photo: GeoTrinity, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (440 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Gluten-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, dairy, egg

Ingredients

  • 100 g Corned beef, canned
  • 180 g Potatoes, raw
  • 40 g Onions, raw
  • 40 g Beets, pickled
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 55 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 15 g Pickles, dill
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Peel and boil the potatoes for 15 minutes until tender; drain and mash roughly.
  2. Fry the onion in half the butter over medium heat for 5 minutes until soft, then stir in the corned beef and warm through, breaking it up with a spoon.
  3. Finely chop most of the pickled beets and stir them through the potato along with the corned beef and onion, to turn the mash a pale pink.
  4. Season with the pepper.
  5. Fry the egg in the remaining butter until the white is fully set; for pregnant women, young children or the elderly, cook the yolk through too rather than leaving it soft.
  6. Pile the labskaus onto a plate, top with the fried egg, and serve with the pickles and remaining beets alongside.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy583 kcal28%
Carbohydrates42.6 g
Water326 mL
Fiber5 g17%
Protein38.6 g81%
Tryptophan0.39 g
Threonine1.5 g
Isoleucine1.7 g
Leucine2.8 g
Lysine2.8 g
Methionine0.9 g
Cystine0.55 g
Phenylalanine1.5 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine1.9 g
Histidine1.1 g
Fat28.6 g
Monounsaturated10.3 g
Polyunsaturated2.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.5 g
Saturated13 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol312 mg
Calcium89.8 mg9%
Copper0.37 mg41%
Iron4.8 mg27%
Magnesium73.6 mg24%
Manganese0.48 mg27%
Phosphorus346 mg49%
Potassium1,104 mg23%
Selenium61.2 µg111%
Sodium1,170 mg
Zinc5 mg63%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.22 mg20%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.5 mg45%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.5 mg33%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.1 mg43%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.83 mg64%
Folate (vitamin B9)81.8 µg20%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.1 µg89%
Choline283 mg67%
Vitamin A158 µg23%
Vitamin C39.7 mg53%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)55.1 IU9%
Vitamin E1 mg7%
Vitamin K9.3 µg10%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

4.1 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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