What meat do I use for pork steak?

The recipe calls for 1 1/4 kg trimmed (cut) pork for 5 servings, along with 1 onion, 3 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 100 g butter or lard.

How is the pork steak prepared?

The original text says briefly that the meat is "treated like an ordinary steak," that is, seasoned with salt and pepper and fried in butter or lard together with onion. Allow about 30 minutes in total.

Where does the recipe come from?

From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" from 1914, page 250.

Can I use butter instead of lard?

Yes, the recipe gives 100 g butter or lard as equivalent alternatives.

Pork steak

Name: Pork steak
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 1.25 kg pork (cut into steak slices); 1 pcs onion (in thin slices); 2 tsp salt (3 teaspoons in the original); 1 tsp pepper; 100 g butter (or lard)

A short recipe for pork steak: sliced pork fried like an ordinary steak in butter or lard, with onion, salt, and pepper.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 250 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

One of Erken's shortest recipes: she refers to the description of ordinary steak earlier in the meat chapter and gives only the quantities. Lard was a common frying fat in 1914.

How to make it

1
Prepare the meat
Pat the meat slices dry, beat them lightly flat, and trim them neatly.
2
Fry the steaks
Brown the butter or lard in a well-heated pan and fry the steaks quickly brown on both sides, until cooked through. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3
Onion and sauce
Fry the onion slices golden in the fat and lay them over the steaks. Deglaze the pan with a little water or stock and pour the pan juices over.

Changes from the original

Quantities are converted to modern measures, and the brief note "treated like an ordinary steak" is written out as a simple method using a frying pan and onion. "Fleskefett" is given as lard, with butter as an alternative.

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Fra1914 1949 Modernisert

Til1914 1949 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 250) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 279)~31% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

1 1/4 kg. skjært ~~kjøt~~ kjøtt 1 løk 3 ~~teskeer~~ teskjeer salt 1 ~~teske~~ teskje pepper 100 gr. smør eller fleskefett. Behandles som almindelig ~~bif.~~ biff.

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Frequently asked questions

What meat do I use for pork steak?: The recipe calls for 1 1/4 kg trimmed (cut) pork for 5 servings, along with 1 onion, 3 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 100 g butter or lard.
How is the pork steak prepared?: The original text says briefly that the meat is "treated like an ordinary steak," that is, seasoned with salt and pepper and fried in butter or lard together with onion. Allow about 30 minutes in total.
Where does the recipe come from?: From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" from 1914, page 250.
Can I use butter instead of lard?: Yes, the recipe gives 100 g butter or lard as equivalent alternatives.

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