Labskaus
Corned beef, potatoes and beetroot mashed together, with a fried egg, rollmops and gherkin.
- Time
- 50 min
- Effort:
- medium
- Origin
- Hamburg
- Season
- winter
- classic
- meat
- hearty
Ingredients for 4 portions
2 tin(s)corned beef (tin)
800 gpotatoes
300 gbeetroot · cooked
2onions
4eggs
4rollmops
4gherkins
2 tbsplard
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Eggs
- Fish
- Mustard
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 661 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 55.9 g |
| Fat | 24.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 49.9 g |
| of which sugar | 15.4 g |
| Fibre | 5.8 g |
| Salt | 5.2 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Peel and boil the potatoes until soft, dice the onions and sweat in lard until translucent.
- 2
Pull the corned beef apart, warm with the onions, dice the beetroot small.
- 3
Mash the potatoes, stir in the meat, beetroot and a little beetroot juice, season with salt and pepper.
- 4
Fry the eggs. Serve the Labskaus with a fried egg, rollmops and gherkin.