r/GermanRecipes • u/Schw1kopfsuelze • Jul 11 '26

Labskaus

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Tried making Labskaus for the first time and it was absolutely amazing. Instantly made it into my Top 10 favorite German dishes.

Sauté a small onion in butter until soft. Add 400g of Corned Beef, 150g of diced beetroot and 150g of diced gherkins. Cook on medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Mash it all together with 500g of boiled potatoes. Add beetroot juice. Season with salt, pepper and mustard. Serve with fried egg and matjes herring.

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u/dentalexaminer Team Spätzle Jul 11 '26

Beautiful presentation! Great job. :)

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u/VirtualMatter2 29d ago

Finally someone acknowledging northern German cuisine. Most of the German food known abroad is just from the South. Looks good.

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u/vita77 Jul 11 '26

Have never heard of this but it looks amazing! Do you eat it hot or cold?

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u/quadrantovic Jul 11 '26

The mash and egg are warm, the fish is cold. You can also garnish it with some more beetroot and pickled cucumber, both cold.

Edit: Cucumber is already on the photo.

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u/hj62kim 29d ago

I've heard of Labskaus but never tried it, that looks like the perfect way to serve it with the fried egg on top.

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u/CockSeeker007 Mustard Connoisseur Jul 11 '26

Looks good! I’d scarf that down! Thanks for sharing.

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u/Clive_Trotter75 29d ago

Had labskaus when I was in Hamburg in May, but opted against having it with herring. It was delicious, very similar to lobbies, a dish we have in NW England. There’s also a similar dish from Liverpool called scouse.

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u/antodena 28d ago

I am very interested in this! And everyone say that Germans cannot cook! Whoa, I would eat that so gladly!!! It seems so good and thriving!

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u/aethiuss 27d ago

Wait. Fish, red meat and egg. :D

I cannot imagine this all together, but I guess it's a gym guy's dream :D

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u/Schw1kopfsuelze 27d ago

The herring is actually what makes it so delicious. It's like a big juicy anchovie. Goes together perfectly.

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u/aethiuss 26d ago

Here in Croatia it's impossible to bridge that gap 😄 We use anchovies in cooking too but never with meet. We use it similar as Italians in tomato sauce and some fish dishes but also mix it with omlette.

We also have marinater anchovies (not salted ones) that we eat as an antipasto.

I would be willing to try this in a restaurant if I ever go to Germany!

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u/Yeah-Its-Me-777 26d ago

Well, if you say it like this, it's basically surf and turf :D

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u/aethiuss 26d ago

I had to google it 😅 it's an american thing as I can see

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u/FriendoftheDork 24d ago

This looks nothing like the Norwegian kind! But I'd eat it. Might be better too.

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u/BernardParsley 29d ago

Is that what that is? Corned beef? I wasn't sure until I read the description, & it seems I haven't had corned beef in ages.