Recipes · Danish · Main Courses
Hakkebøf (Danish Beef Patty with Soft Onions and Brown Gravy)
One serving has 670 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (140%), zinc (95%), pyridoxine (95%), niacin (74%), phosphorus (61%) and vitamin C (61%). Ready in 45 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (587 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: High protein
- Contains: beef, celery, dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 200 g Potatoes, raw
- 1 g Salt
- 80 g Onions, raw
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 150 g Beef, ground, 85% lean, raw
- 0.2 g Black pepper
- 4 g Flour, all-purpose
- 100 g Beef broth
- 10 g Cream, heavy
- 30 g Beets, pickled
Method
- Peel the potatoes and boil them in water with half the salt for 20 minutes, until tender.
- Slice the onions into thin rings. Melt a third of the butter in a frying pan and fry the onions over medium-low heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring often, until soft and golden. Keep them warm.
- Shape the beef into a thick round patty, about 2 cm thick, without pressing it too hard, and season both sides with the rest of the salt and the pepper just before frying.
- Fry the patty in the rest of the butter over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes per side, until well browned and cooked through. Lift it onto a warm plate.
- For the gravy, stir the flour into the fat left in the pan, then whisk in the stock and let it bubble for 3-4 minutes, scraping up the browned bits, until smooth and thickened. Stir in the cream.
- Serve the patty topped with the soft onions, with the boiled potatoes, the brown gravy and pickled beetroot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 670 kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 50.9 g | |
| Water | 459 mL | |
| Fiber | 6 g | 20% |
| Protein | 35.1 g | 73% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 1.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.5 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.8 g | |
| Cystine | 0.35 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 1 g | |
| Fat | 36.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 13.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.96 g | |
| Saturated | 17.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 1.4 g | |
| Cholesterol | 139 mg | |
| Calcium | 85.4 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.4 mg | 44% |
| Iron | 5.4 mg | 30% |
| Magnesium | 89.7 mg | 29% |
| Manganese | 0.56 mg | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 425 mg | 61% |
| Potassium | 1,517 mg | 32% |
| Selenium | 27.7 µg | 50% |
| Sodium | 923 mg | |
| Zinc | 7.6 mg | 95% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.3 mg | 27% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.3 mg | 74% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.7 mg | 33% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.2 mg | 95% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 72.4 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.4 µg | 140% |
| Choline | 132 mg | 31% |
| Vitamin A | 130 µg | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 46.1 mg | 61% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 10.8 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.69 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 7.9 µg | 9% |
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
5.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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