Pyttipanna
Pytt i panna, also pytt i panne,[1] pytt i panne (Norwegian), pyttipannu (Finnish), is a culinary dish consisting of chopped meat, potatoes, and onions fried, similar to a hash. The term is Swedish for "small pieces in pan". It is a popular dish in Sweden, Norway and Finland, and in Denmark, where it bears the name biksemad, literally meaning "mixed food".
A plate of pytt i panna with vegetables, sliced beet, and a fried egg | |
Alternative names | Biksemad, pytt i panne, pyttipanne, pyttipannu |
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Region or state | Fennoscandia |
Main ingredients | Potatoes, onions, chopped or minced meat |
Ingredients generally used | Fried egg, pickled beetroot |
Traditionally consisting of potatoes, onions, and any kind of chopped or minced meat such as sausage, ham or meatballs, diced and then pan fried, it is often served with a fried egg, pickled beetroot slices, sour pickled gherkin slices, capers and sometimes ketchup or brown sauce.[2] The dish was originally made from leftovers of past meals[1] but now it is far more common to prepare pytt i panna from prime ingredients. Frozen pytt i panna of many varieties can be bought in almost every Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish supermarket. Many variants of the dish exist, including vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Pytt i panna is often abbreviated to pytt, especially when referring to variants such as oxpytt (pytt i panna made with beef) or krögarpytt ("inn master's pytt", made with more finely diced potatoes and beef).
- Plain pytt i panna without any garnish
Similar dishes
- Biksemad, from Denmark
- Bubble and squeak, from England
- Colcannon, from Ireland
- Rumbledethumps, from Scotland
- Bauernfrühstück, from Germany
- Trinxat, from the Empordà region of Catalonia, northeast Spain, and Andorra
- Stoemp, from Belgium
- Hash, from the United States
References
- Diehl, K.S. (2012). The Everything Nordic Cookbook. F+W Media. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-4405-3282-5. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- Harding, Paul; Mark Elliott; Steve Kokker; Tom Masters (2007). Scandinavian Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 393. ISBN 978-1-74104-553-6.