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Omelette with leftover meat

Omelette with leftover meat is made from meat stock, butter and flour brought to the boil, mixed with finely chopped meat and anchovy, fried in a pan and cut into pieces. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 477.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 477 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The book uses "omelette" here for a fried, thickened batter of stock and leftover meat, with no eggs in the ingredient list.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the batter

    Stir the meat stock together with the butter and flour and bring to the boil. Add the finely chopped meat and anchovy, and season with salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Fry

    Pour the mixture into a hot, greased pan and fry until light golden brown. Turn it out onto a plate.

  3. 3

    Serve

    Cut the omelette into triangles or squares and serve at once.

Changes from the original

"del." is read as dl. The amount of leftover meat is not given in the text and is therefore left open. No eggs have been added.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 477) → Modernised~77% of the text changedremovedadded
40 gr. smør g smør. 40 gr. hvetemel g hvetemel. 6 del. kjøttkraft pepper salt dl kjøttkraft. kjøttrester (finhakket; mengde oppgis ikke). 1 stk ansjos Kjøttkraften røres (finhakket). salt (etter smak). pepper (etter smak). Rør kjøttkraften ut med smøret smør og melet, gis mel og gi det et opkok, tilsettes finhakket kjøtt, oppkok. Tilsett det finhakkede kjøttet og ansjosen, og smak til med salt og pepper efter smak, samt ansjosen finhakket. Røren helles pepper.. Hell røren på en varm varm, smurt panne, stekes panne og stek den til den er lysegulbrun, snues lysegulbrun. Snu den over på en tallerken, skjæres tallerken.. Skjær omeletten i trekanter eller kvadrater og serveres server straks.

Note on Modernised

«del.» er tolket som dl. Mengden kjøttrester står ikke i teksten og er derfor ikke oppgitt. Ingen egg er lagt til.

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Frequently asked questions

How much meat is needed?
The text gives no amount, only "finely chopped meat", so use whatever leftovers you have.
Are there eggs in this omelette?
Not in the recipe as written. The mixture is made from meat stock, butter and flour.
How is it served?
Cut into triangles or squares and served immediately.

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