How long does the dish take?

About 2 hours in a water bath, with a total time of around 150 minutes including preparation. The water in the water bath must boil the whole time.

Which ingredients do I need?

1 kg beef, 12 potatoes, onion, pepper, salt, 100 g butter and 1 dl sour cream (sour cream/cultured cream).

How is the dish assembled?

The meat is cut into 1 cm thick slices and divided into small squares, the potatoes are peeled and cut into thin slices. In a greased mold with a tight lid, layer potatoes, meat, finely chopped onion, pepper, salt and pats of butter, and pour the cream over.

Where does the recipe come from?

It is taken from Henriette Schonberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), page 184.

Fricco, Spanish Style

Fricco, Spanish style: beef in small pieces layered with potato slices, onion, butter, salt, pepper and 1 dl sour cream in a greased mold with a tight lid, cooked in a water bath about 2 hours.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 184 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A "Spanish" stew-like mold steamed in a water bath - a typical early-1900s pot dish from Erken's meat chapter, where the ingredients are layered and slowly steep together.

How to make it

1
Cut the meat
Cut the meat into 1 cm thick slices and then into small squares.
2
Prepare the potatoes
Peel, wash and cut the raw potatoes into thin slices. Cut the onion finely.
3
Layer in the mold
Grease a mold with a tight-fitting lid. Layer potatoes, meat, finely cut onion, pepper, salt and small pats of butter.
4
Pour over the cream
Pour the sour cream over, and put the tight-fitting lid on the mold.
5
Cook in a water bath
Put the mold in a water bath and cook for about 2 hours. The water must boil steadily the whole time.

Changes from the original

Amounts have been converted to modern measures (del. = dl), and the onion amount is estimated at 2 onions since the original gives no amount. A water bath in the oven or on the stovetop has been specified. The language of the method has been modernized.

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1949 (proofread, p. 215) → Modernised~91% of the text changedremovedadded

1 ~~kg.~~ kg oksekjøtt (gjerne grytekjøtt). 12 stk poteter ~~lØk~~ (rå, skrelt). 2 stk løk (mengde ikke oppgitt i originalen). 1 ts pepper (etter smak). 2 ts salt (etter smak). 100 ~~gr. smør~~ g smør. 1 ~~del. sur fløte. Flesket skjæres op og legges i varm panne~~ dl seter-/sur fløte (kulturfløte eller ~~gryte;~~ crème fraîche). Skjær kjøttet i ~~fettet brunes kjøttet, som er skåret~~ 1 cm tykke skiver og deretter i små ~~firkanter, samt den grovhakkede løk. Når dette har fått en pen brun farve, tilsettes krydderi,~~ firkanter.. Skrell, vask og skjær de ~~avskrelte, opskårne tomater samt 1 del. vann; småtrekker under~~ rå potetene i tynne skiver. Skjær løken fint.. Smør en form med tettsluttende lokk. Legg lagvis poteter, kjøtt, finskåret løk, pepper, salt og små smørklatter.. Hell den sure fløten over, og legg tettsluttende lokk ~~1½ time. Nu tilsettes de smått opskårne poteter~~ på formen.. Sett formen i vannbad og ~~resten av vannet; kokingen fortsettes til det har jevnet sig. Rør ofte~~ kok i ~~gryten.~~ ca. 2 timer. Vannet må koke jevnt hele tiden.

Note on Modernised

Mengder er omregnet til moderne mål (del. = dl), og løkmengde er anslått til 2 løk siden originalen ikke oppgir mengde. Vannbad i ovn eller på platen er presisert. Språket i fremgangsmåten er modernisert.

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How long does the dish take?: About 2 hours in a water bath, with a total time of around 150 minutes including preparation. The water in the water bath must boil the whole time.
Which ingredients do I need?: 1 kg beef, 12 potatoes, onion, pepper, salt, 100 g butter and 1 dl sour cream (sour cream/cultured cream).
How is the dish assembled?: The meat is cut into 1 cm thick slices and divided into small squares, the potatoes are peeled and cut into thin slices. In a greased mold with a tight lid, layer potatoes, meat, finely chopped onion, pepper, salt and pats of butter, and pour the cream over.
Where does the recipe come from?: It is taken from Henriette Schonberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), page 184.

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