Pytt i Panna Swedish Hash
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Loading... - Emily Wellington
- 23 Feb 2023
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Prep:15 mins
Cook:25 mins
Total:40 mins
Servings:5 to 6 servings
A traditional Swedish dish, pytt i panna translates to "small pieces in a pan." This recipe was created to use up the leftovers from the night before, which most often were meat and potatoes. The ingredients are chopped up and fried together, creating a hearty and satisfying dish that is usually enjoyed for dinner, but it can also be eaten at breakfast or brunch.
Although pytt i panna was created to use up last night's meal, you can make this dish from scratch. By nature, the dish is flexible, depending on what you have in the fridge, so use this recipe as a guide; it calls for bacon, cooked potato, onion, and leftover meat, which are fried together in a pan. Almost any type of meat will work, including cooked lamb, steak, smoked sausage, or ham. To finish the dish, eggs are fried separately and placed on top of the hash.
For the best results, dice the potatoes, onion, and leftover meat into uniform 1/4-inch pieces. The potatoes should also be drained of any water and patted dry before adding to the pan. Feel free to use other leftover vegetables such as carrots and parsnips, and add fresh herbs such as thyme, chives, or parsley. Pytt i panna (often written as pyttipanna) is traditionally served with pickled beetroot (inlagda rödbetor) and sometimes pickled gherkin called saltgurka.
Ingredients
6 slices bacon
6 to 8 cooked potatoes, peeled and diced into uniform pieces
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, diced into uniform pieces (about 1 cup)
1 to 2 cups leftover meat (lamb, steak, ham, or pork), diced into uniform pieces
5 to 6 eggs
Steps to Make It
- Gather the ingredients.
- Finely dice the bacon and fry over medium heat in a large pan until crisp (cast iron works well for this). Remove the cooked bacon from the pan and drain off all but 1/4 cup of bacon grease.
- Add the diced potatoes to the pan and stir-fry in the bacon fat until browned and crisp; remove from the pan and set aside.
- Melt the butter in the pan; add the chopped onion and sauté just until softened. Read More…
