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Pan fry of mushrooms and potatoes (litt i pannen)

Litt i pannen is chopped mushrooms, cold boiled potatoes and onion mixed and fried in lightly browned butter, optionally with diced salted meat or ham. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 447.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 447 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A simple pan dish that makes use of boiled potatoes and mushrooms, which the book says is especially good with a little salted meat or ham.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare

    Cut the mushrooms small. Cut up the cooked, cold potatoes. Chop the onion. Mix everything with salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Fry

    Lightly brown the butter in a pan and fry the mixture in it until heated through and golden.

  3. 3

    Add meat

    If you have a little salted meat or ham, it is good mixed in. Cut everything into small cubes then.

Changes from the original

Measures are given in modern units. Mushrooms and potatoes are given by volume (3/4 l), as in the original.

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1949 (proofread, p. 447) → Modernised~75% of the text changedremovedadded
¾ l. 0,75 l sopp ¾ l. (smått oppskåret). 0,75 l kokte, kalde poteter (oppskåret). 1 løk stk løk. salt (etter smak). pepper (etter smak). 80 gr. smør. Den g smør (lett brunet). salt kjøtt eller skinke (valgfritt, i små terninger). Skjær soppen smått opskårne sopp, opp. Skjær de kokte, kolde, opskårne poteter, løk, kalde potetene opp. Hakk løken. Bland alt med salt og pepper blandes pepper.. Brun smøret lett i en panne og stekes stek blandingen i det lett brunede smør. til den er gjennomvarm og har fått farge.. Har man du litt salt kjøtt eller skinke, er det godt å blande i; alt skal i. Skjær da skjæres alt i små terninger.

Note on Modernised

Mål er skrevet i moderne enheter. Soppen og potetene er oppgitt i volum (¾ l), slik som i originalen.

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Frequently asked questions

Can meat be added?
Yes, the book says a little salted meat or ham is good, and then everything should be cut into small cubes.
Should the potatoes be freshly boiled?
The book uses boiled, cold potatoes.

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