Pyttipanna
Scandinavian meat and potatoes dish
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Pytt i panna (Swedish), pytt i panne (Norwegian), pyttipannu (Finnish) or biksemad (Danish), is a culinary dish consisting of chopped meat, potatoes and onions fried in a pan, similar to a hash, and popular in Scandinavia. The term is Swedish for "small pieces in a pan".[1][2]
Pytt i panna, as commonly served with a fried egg and pickled beetroot | |
| Alternative names | Biksemad, pytt i panne, pyttipanne, pyttipannu |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Main ingredients | Potatoes, onions, chopped or minced meat |
| Ingredients generally used | Fried egg, pickled beetroot |
Traditionally consisting of potatoes, onions, and any kind of chopped or minced meat such as sausage, ham, or meatballs, diced and then pan-fried, it is often served with a fried egg, pickled beetroot slices, sour pickled gherkin slices, capers and sometimes ketchup or brown sauce.[3][4] An alternative version of the dish includes cream stirred in after frying, creating something like a gravy, turning it into "cream-stewed pytt i panna" (Swedish: gräddstuvad pytt i panna).[5]
The dish was originally made from leftovers of past meals[2] but now it is also common to prepare pytt i panna from prime ingredients. Frozen pytt i panna of many varieties can be bought in almost every Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish supermarket. Many variants of the dish exist, including vegetarian and vegan dishes.[citation needed]
Pytt i panna is often abbreviated to pytt, especially when referring to variants such as oxpytt (pytt i panna made with beef) or krögarpytt ("innkeeper's pytt", made with more finely diced potatoes and beef).[citation needed]
Plain pytt i panna without any garnish
Finnish Pirkka pyttipannu (convenience meal)
