Karbonader (Lean Beef Patties) with Caramelized Onions
A Norway dinner. Ready in about 20 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 15 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 20 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- ¾ lb ground beef
Fresh & other
- 2 onions
- 2 ¼ tsp butter
- 1 ¼ tsp cornstarch
- 2 ½ tbsp water
- 1 ½ tbsp butter
Spices & seasonings (3): salt, pepper, nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp nutmeg
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Grate half an onion.
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Set aside.
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Slice the rest of the onions.
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Fry in butter on low/medium heat till caramelized.
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Mix water, potato/corn starch, nutmeg, pepper, salt, grated onion and ground beef in a bowl.
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Form into a sausage.
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Cut 6 patties.
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Using knife make a light grid pattern in every patty.
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Brown both sides of your karbonader in butter on high heat.
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Turn down to low heat.
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Fry for another 2 – 3 minutes.
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Dish up your karbonader and onions with potatoes, stewed peas.
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Brown sauce for dinner, or on slice of bread for lunch or snack.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.