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Hakkebøf with Soft Onions and Cucumber Salad
Danish

Hakkebøf with Soft Onions and Cucumber Salad

A thick beef patty with a hard sear, buried under onions cooked down to jam. Cucumber salad keeps it honest.

Total
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
  • comfort

Ingredients

For 4 servings

  • ground beef22 oz
  • potatoes36 oz
  • yellow onion2¾ piece
  • cucumber½ piece
  • beef broth28 tbsp
  • heavy cream8 tbsp
  • butter6 tbsp
  • white vinegar4 tbsp
  • sugar4 tsp
  • salt2 tsp
  • black pepper1 tsp

You'll need

pot · skillet · bowl

Method

  1. Stir vinegar and sugar until dissolved. Add thin cucumber slices to steep.

    5 min · prep

  2. Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, 18 minutes.

    18 min · boil

  3. Cook sliced onion in butter over low heat until sweet and collapsed, 15 minutes.

    15 min · saute

  4. Shape four thick patties. Season the outside only, right before frying.

    5 min · prep

  5. Sear patties hard 4 minutes per side in a very hot pan. Rest them.

    9 min · fry

  6. Pour broth into the pan, scrape the brown bits, reduce with cream.

    5 min · simmer

  7. Spoon onions and sauce over the beef. Drain cucumber and serve alongside.

    2 min · rest

Serving suggestion

A blob of red currant jelly on the plate is the traditional move.

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