Kalops
Kalops, from above
Non vegSweden

Kalops

Beef, onions and allspice, left alone for two hours. The house smells like a Swedish winter.

150 minTime
48 gProtein each
mildSpice
Allspice and patience2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBeef braised with allspice and bay, beetroot on the side.
The original
543kcalsame
48 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
150minutessame

Classic kalops.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Beef1 kg chuck, in large cubes
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)3 tbsp
Butter3 tbsp
Onion3 medium, sliced
Carrot2, in chunks
Allspice12 whole allspice berries
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)3
Water2½ cups
Salt1½ tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Potatoboiled, to serve
Beetroot (beet)pickled, to serve

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Toss the beef with flour, salt and pepper. Brown in butter in batches in a heavy pot.
  2. 2Add the onions to the pot and cook until soft.
  3. 3Return the beef, add water, allspice and bay. Cover and simmer gently.
  4. 4Add the carrots and simmer 30 minutes more.
  5. 5Taste, adjust salt and serve with potatoes and pickled beetroot.
Serve it like this

Ladle the stew into deep plates beside boiled potatoes, with a small dish of pickled beetroot. Best piping hot.

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What goes with Kalops: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Rugbrød240 min
Bread or rice Kanelbullar180 min
On the side Inlagd sill30 min
On the side Janssons frestelse75 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Kladdkaka35 min
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