The Ballad of Labskaus
 

Ones were now before times
a Käpt ' n named Labs,.
vorgekommen-as they did
his wife has taken
on most of his travels,.
because he loved to dine well.

Already on Sunday, he said:
Small, koch today what fine me!
And it said equal Ms Labs:
Pass time to, I think I have's.

Speed from the curing barrel,.
She took meat of pork and beef
and smooth of the inserted
Herring, cucumber, bay leaf,
Onion and also red turnip
(that the whole would reddish),
Finally out of the big bag
a lot of ship biscuits.

Water, boils and turns the amount
by of the Wolf Lochgezwänge,.
and served the entire paps
boil then their labs.

Even to special goodness
found woman Labs still a bag
Böckling instead of Matjesfische
She mixed in the mixture
and beautifies's with fried egg
and ' nen Rollmops also
and a clear drink also
makes smooth and flat, the thing
but thus he well's verdau
She said: Dear Labs, now's kau!
 

300 g corned beef
1 Zwiebel(n)
400 g Kartoffel(n)
2 Ei(er)
n. B. milk
some butter
Gewuerzgurke(n)
Salt
n. B. beetroot
2 Rollmöpse (on demand)

Preparation

Peel the onion, finely dice and Brown in a pan in hot oil. Cut the corned beef into cubes and Add. Let be soft in the Pan while stirring. Peeled potatoes, milk, butter and salt a mashed potatoes manufacture and also give to the pan. All mix well and make warm. Fry the eggs to fried eggs, put on the Labskaus and serve. Serve to pickled cucumbers, Rollmöpse and beetroot.

Bon appétit