~ Beinlausir fuglar

Beinlausir fuglar, also known as 'boneless birds' was one of my boyfriend's favourite Icelandic meals even though there are no birds harmed in this recipe. This is a very simple meal that feels very true to the traditional Island. 

Ingredients:

- 1kg lamb or beef 

- 100g bacon

- a tbsp butter

-500ml water

- 30g potato starch

- salt and pepper to taste

Cut the meat into thin long thin fillets (but not too long, or your rolls will be very very large)

season with salt and pepper

Prep your bacon. This bacon will be rolled up so it will be difficult to drain off the fat. If your bacon was fatty as mine, you can trim it down with scissors. 

Line the meat with a piece of bacon, roll up and tie together.

Set the meat aside and melt butter in a hot pan.

Brown the meat

Turn down to medium-low and simmer in water until the meat is cooked through, adding water as needed. (About 20min)

Transfer the meat from the pan and fry it in another pan with onions. Although it meant veering from tradition cooking, I added a bit of olive oil so they wouldn't stick. While the onions cook, use the remaining liquid in the original pan to make a gravy with the starch. 

Serve with kartöflustappa (mashed potatoes) and Rauðkál (pickled red cabbage) to please any meat lover. This recipe has been requested again for next week!