Pyttipanna: delicious Swedish leftovers
This hearty dish from Sweden always works – especially if you have a few leftovers. That was also the original idea behind pyttipanna (or pytt i panna), which means “tiny in the pan”. Traditionally, small cubes of potatoes, onions, bacon or sausage are fried together in a pan. Deliciously savoury!
Pyttipanna Recipe
- 600 g Potatoes
- 200 g Smoked bacon
- 100 g Meat sausage
- 3 Spring onions
- 3 Tbsp. Cooking oil
- 1 Bunch of Parsley
- Salt
- Pepper
- 4 Eggs
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Pan
- Ingredients
- 600 g Potatoes
- •200 g Smoked bacon
- •100 g Meat sausage
- •3 Spring onions
- Utils
- Knife
- •Cutting board
Peel the potatoes and then cut into approx. 1 cm cubes. If you still have cooked potatoes from the day before, you can cut them into coarser pieces. Cut the bacon (and optional sausage) into small cubes. Cut the spring onions into thin rings.
- Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp. Cooking oil
- Utils
- Pan
Heat the oil in a pan and add the potatoes and meat. Fry vigorously for 2 minutes, then cover and fry over a medium heat for 10-12 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Ingredients
- 1 Bunch of Parsley
- • Salt
- • Pepper
- •4 Eggs
Finely chop the parsley. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper. Push the contents of the pan to one side in a few places to create small hollows. Crack the eggs into these and fry them into fried eggs. Sprinkle with spring onions and parsley. Cook everything again briefly.
| Energy | 720 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 29 g |
| Fat | 45 g |
| Carbohydrates | 41 g |
Pyttipanna is traditionally served with pickled beetroot in Sweden. Either a jar of pickled beetroot or cooked and peeled beet (vacuum-packed) is suitable for this. This is added to the plate. Enjoy your meal!
Tradition and origin of pyttipanna
Pytt i panna is typical Swedish home cooking and is perfect for a quick and hearty evening meal. If you had potatoes the day before, you can save yourself some frying time. And originally, whatever meat was available in the fridge was used: whether sausage, meatballs, beef or pork. There are also numerous variations of the dish, for example, cream or mustard can be added or the meat can be replaced with salmon.
Incidentally, the dish is popular throughout Scandinavia and is called pyttipannu in Finnish and pytt i panne in Norwegian. There is a similar dish in Denmark called biksemad.
Veggie tip: The dish does not have to be prepared with meat. For vegetarian pyttipanna, you can of course simply leave it out or replace it with a vegetarian product.
