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Liver cakes

Cakes of twice-minced liver and bacon with egg, grated onion and crushed rusk, fried in butter and served with brown sauce, mushroom sauce or tomato sauce. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 819.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 819 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Kavring, a dry rusk-like bread, was often used as a binder in forcemeats and cakes in the kitchen of the day.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mince and mix

    Mince liver and bacon twice. Add egg, salt, pepper, a little grated onion and rusk crumbs. Add a little milk if needed.

  2. 2

    Fry

    Shape into cakes and fry them in butter in a frying pan.

  3. 3

    Serve

    Serve with brown piquant sauce, mushroom sauce or tomato sauce.

Changes from the original

'Kg.' and 'gr.' are converted to g. 'Stekes i smør på panne' is read as forming the mixture into cakes. The egg is 1 piece as stated.

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1949 (proofread, p. 819) → Modernised~79% of the text changedremovedadded
¼ kg. lever 250 g lever. 60 gr. flesk g flesk. 1 egg stk egg. 2 spiseskjeer støtt ss kavring (støtt). løk (litt revet). salt (etter smak). pepper Lever (etter smak). melk (litt, om nødvendig). smør (til steking). brun skarp saus, champignonsaus eller tomatsaus (til servering). Mal lever og flesk males 2 ganger, tilsettes krydderier, to ganger. Tilsett egg, salt, pepper, litt reven løk, kavringer revet løk og kavring. Tilsett litt melk hvis nødvendig. Stekes det trengs.. Form kaker og stek dem i smør på panne. Brun, stekepanne.. Server med brun, skarp saus, champignonsaus eller tomatsaus serveres til. tomatsaus.

Note on Modernised

«Kg.» og «gr.» er omregnet til g. «Stekes i smør på panne» er tolket som at massen formes til kaker. Eggmengden er 1 stk som oppgitt.

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Frequently asked questions

What is kavring?
Dry, crisp, rusk-like bread that is crushed into crumbs and used as a binder.
Which sauce suits?
Brown piquant sauce, mushroom sauce or tomato sauce.

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