Smørrebrød - European Recipe

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Smørrebrød

🌍 European, Denmark Difficulty: ●●●○○

**Lineage:** Nordic open sandwich tradition → Copenhagen café culture **Base recipe (varies by topping):**

Ingredients

• Slices dense Danish rye bread (rugbrød), buttered generously with cold butter
• Classic toppings include: pickled herring with onion and capers; shrimp with dill and lemon; roast beef with remoulade; smoked salmon with cream cheese; egg and anchovy; liver pâté with pickled cucumber

Method

1. Step 1 — Butter rye bread generously to the edges.
2. Step 2 — Lay pickled herring fillets over bread.
3. Topping — Top with thin rings of raw onion and a few capers.
4. Adding — Add a sprig of fresh dill and a squeeze of lemon.
5. Serving — Serve open-faced, eaten with knife and fork.

Tags: dense danish rye bread, classic toppings include: pickled herring with onion and capers; shrimp with dill and lemon; roast beef with remoulade; smoked salmon with cream cheese; egg and anchovy; liver pâté with pickled cucumber · Source: Observatory Recipe Research Kitchen