Skomakarlåda is a traditional
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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meat dish. It is composed of a slice of pan-fried
steak, served with
gravy and
mashed potatoes, and typically garnished with diced
bacon
Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. It is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the bacon, lettuce, and tomato sand ...
and chopped pieces of
leek
The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of ''Allium ampeloprasum'', the broadleaf wild leek ( syn. ''Allium porrum''). The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk. The genus ''Alli ...
, which are put on the steak.
The term Skomakarlåda translates as shoemaker's box. Its name derives from the similarity of the shape of the slice of steak to that of the
sole of a shoe.
See also
*
List of steak dishes
References
Swedish cuisine
Beef steak dishes
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