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recipe for danish burning love with mashed potatoes, sweet caramelized onions and cripsy bacon

Danish burning love (brændende kærlighed)

Recipe for Danish burning love
Here you get the recipe for the Danish classic dish Burning Love. Despite its simplicity, it tastes absolutely fantastic and is a cheap and easy dish to serve for the family. It is traditional Danish food at its best.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Danish
Servings 4 people
Calories 1281 kcal

Ingredients
  

Mashed potatoes

  • 1.4 kg potatoes
  • 100 g butter
  • 1 dl whipping cream
  • 2 tsp salt
  • Pepper

Other things

  • 50 g butter
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 6 onions large
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500 g bacon
  • Chives
  • Pickled beets

Instructions
 

  • The potatoes are peeled and then cut into smaller cubes.
  • Peel the onions, cut them in half and then into thin slices.
  • The bacon is cut into cubes and set aside.
  • In a large saucepan, bring plenty of water to a boil. Put the potato cubes in and cook them for approx. 15 minutes, or until tender. When cooked tender, pour off the water.
  • While the potatoes are cooking, melt 50 grams of butter in a pan. Add olive oil and add the sliced ​​onions. Then add sugar together with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Now saute the onions over medium heat while stirring until they collapse and become delicious and caramelized. It takes 15 to 20 minutes depending on how much heat you give them. When the onions are done, set them aside.
    - There is sugar in the onions and therefore they burn easily, so remember to stir at regular intervals.
  • At the same time as the onions are seared on the pan, the bacon pieces are placed on a pan and are now seared over medium heat until they become golden and crispy. When the bacon is done, pour off the fat and set the crispy cubes aside.
  • When the potatoes are done and the water has been poured off, add 100 grams of butter cut into cubes, as well as whipping cream together with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Now mash the potato cubes until it is a coarse or fine mash as desired. Stir it together with butter and cream. Do not stir it too much as it will become sticky.
  • Now serve the plates with a portion of mashed potatoes, soft onions and crispy bacon and a sprinkle of chives on top. Serve with pickled beets.

Nutrition

Calories: 1281kcal
Keyword brændende kærlighed, Danish dinner, Lunch, Mashed potatoes with bacon and onions, Traditional danish food
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