Biksemad is a warm dish belonging to traditional Danish cuisine.
Pieces of boiled potatoes mixed with onions and meat pieces, fried in a pan.
The dish is often served with fried eggs and/or pickled beets and cucumbers, preferably with HP brown sauce , béarnaise, Worcestershire sauce and/or ketchup, and often with rye bread as a side.
Originally, it was a way to use up leftovers from previous meals.
The term Biksemad is a sailor’s term for shredded meat, which is why it’s very likely that biksemad has close ties with maritime cuisine.
The Swedish pyttipanna, pytt i panna or pyttipanne in Norwegian and pyttipannu in Finnish, are the same dish.
Similar dishes can also be found in other cuisines:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4 Servings
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Danish
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 cups potatoes
- 10.5 oz beef
- 2 onions
- 4 eggs
- to taste vegetable oil (or lard)
- to taste butter
Steps
Sauté the onions in oil or lard, add butter, diced potatoes, and meat, cook for about 10 minutes.
Serve with a fried egg on top for each person.
