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Hare with horseradish

Cold roast hare arranged on a bread base, brushed with reduced pan juices and covered with finely shaved horseradish, with fried potato baskets filled with vegetables in horseradish mayonnaise. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 868.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 868 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A cold hare on a large platter was a festive dish on the cold table. Horseradish is a traditional companion to game and meat in Norwegian cooking.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Arrange the hare

    Arrange the cold roast hare on a bread base and brush it with reduced pan juices.

  2. 2

    Add horseradish

    Lay a border of finely shaved horseradish over and around the hare.

  3. 3

    Fill the potato baskets

    Fill the fried potato baskets with vegetables in horseradish mayonnaise and place them around the hare.

Changes from the original

The recipe describes only the presentation of a ready-roasted hare; the roasting itself is not described. No amounts are given.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 868)~82% of the text changedremovedadded
1 stk stekt hare (kald). pepperrot (fint langhøvlet). potetkurver (stekte). grønnsaker (forskjellige, til å fylle kurvene). pepperrotmajones (til grønnsakene). innkokt sky (til å pensle haren med). brødsokkel (til å anrette haren på). Anrett den stekte, kalde haren forskjellige grønnsaker. Den stekte kolde hare anrettes på en brødsokkel og pensle den brødsokkel, pensles med innkokt sky.. Legg sky, og over og omkring anretningen legges en rand av fint langhøvlet pepperrot over og rundt haren.. Fyll pepperrot. I de stekte potetkurvene med potet kurver fylles grønnsaker i pepperrotmajones og legg dem rundt haren. pepperrotmajones.

Note on Modernised

Oppskriften beskriver bare anretning av en ferdig stekt hare; selve steking av haren er ikke beskrevet. Mengder er ikke oppgitt.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I roast the hare?
The original describes only the arrangement and assumes an already roasted, cold hare.
What is a bread base?
A piece of bread (often fried or cut to shape) on which the hare rests on the dish.

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