Svikinn héri

False hare

In Iceland a minced meat loaf is known as “svikinn héri” which literally means “false hare” or “fake rabbit”. The verb “að svíkja” means something like “to betray, cheat, deceive”.

By the way, some of my dried mushrooms went into these “false rabbits”.


Ingredients

100 g breadcrumbs
240 ml milk
800 g minced lamb
3 eggs
25 g dried mushrooms
1/2 tsp black pepper
Breakfast bacon


Preparation

Soak the dried mushrooms in warm water for about 30 minutes.

Place the breadcrumbs in a large bowl, pour over the milk and let it soak for about 15 minutes.

Put the minced meat and eggs with the milk-flour mixture in a large bowl, season with pepper and knead everything into a nice dough.

Then take the mushrooms out of the water, let them drain and knead them into the meat dough.

Line a loaf pan with the breakfast bacon...

...fill in the minced meat mixture...

...and “close” the bacon.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) for about 60 minutes.

Then remove from the oven, let cool slightly and cut into slices approx. 2 cm thick.

Traditionally, this “false bunny” is served with mashed potatoes and fresh salad.

[Translated from here.]