Beef Stew Meat Lapskaus

Ingredients

• 1 lb Beef Stew Meat, cut into small cubes
• 5 cups water or beef stock
• 1½ lb potatoes, diced
• 2 Carrots, diced
• 1½ cups Rutabaga, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and plenty of black pepper
• Flatbrød or crusty bread, for serving

Method

1. Simmer the Beef Stew Meat in the water with the bay leaf and a pinch of salt, skimming any foam, for 40 minutes until it starts to give.
2. Add the potatoes, Carrots, Rutabaga, and onion, and simmer 30 minutes more.
3. Let some of the potatoes dissolve — stir a little roughly near the end; lapskaus should be thick enough that a ladle leaves a valley.
4. Season generously with salt and black pepper (the traditional heat source) and rest 10 minutes before serving with buttered bread.