Frikadeller - Recipe from Denmark

Frikadeller are traditional meatballs from Germany, Denmark, the Nordic countries, and Poland.

The term Frikadelle (German) or Frikadeller (Danish) comes from the French fricandeau and the Latin frīgere, meaning to roast or fry.

The oldest known Frikadelle recipe appears in Maria Sophia Schellhammer’s cookbook from the late 17th century. It is believed that the Germans inherited the tradition from the Dutch, and it later spread throughout Northern Europe. Americans, for their part, claim that hamburgers are derived from this dish.

Frikadeller are a national dish in Denmark, often served with caramelized potatoes and red cabbage. This is the recipe I’m sharing today—the Danish version of these meatballs.

Ingredients:

- 250 grams minced pork meat.

- 250 grams minced beef meat. 

- 2 teaspoon Salt.

- 1 chopped onion.

- 1 egg.

- 3 tablespoons flour.

- 200 ml milk.

- Black pepper.

- 100 grams butter.

Preparation:

1- Finely chop the onion into small pieces.

2- Put the onion, meat, and salt into a bowl, mix well, and knead for 5 minutes. The key to this recipe is the kneading time and the resting periods, which help achieve a tender, smooth texture.

3- Add the egg and knead for 2 more minutes.

4- Add the flour and pepper, then knead for 3 more minutes.

5- Add the milk step by step ,mixing and kneading after every step.

6- Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 2 hours, but every 30 minutes knead the meat for a few minutes.

7- Put the butter in a pan, and once it’s hot, add each meatball to fry. To shape the meatballs, use two teaspoons to scoop the mixture and form them into small rounded shapes.

Fry the meatballs on both sides until the meat looks fully cooked.

Now you have this classic Danish dish, which you can serve with caramelized potatoes and red cabbage—recipes I shared in previous weeks.

Receta en Español

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Denmark

Kisiel (Sweet berry soup)

                                                                                                             Receta en Español

Kisiel or Kissel is a dessert typical in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania or Poland.

It is made with berries like strawberries, blackberries or blueberries. You should accompany it with smetana (sour cream) that provides freshness and makes the dessert less sweet.
This recipe comes from Belarus.

Ingredients:

-  1 kg strawberries.
-  500 grams sugar.
-  2 l water.
-  4 tablespoon potato flour or cornstarch.

Method:

1- Cut strawberries in half, put them in a food processor to crush.

 2- Put some sugar in a casserole, add two liters of water. Heat at low heat until all the sugar is dissolved. This way you get syrup.

3- Strain crushed strawberries through a siever.

4- To thicken the Kisiel use some potato flour, in case you don't find it , you can use cornstarch.
Put some water in a cup , add the potato flour and stir well until flour is dissolved.

5- Put crushed strawberries on a low heat , add syrup step by step.
Add the flour you have dissolved at step 4. Keep on stirring.

6- Cook until you see some bubbles on the surface, then let it get cold.
You can serve it cold or hot. It is better when you accompany it by smetana, you can buy it 24% fat or do it yourself following this recipe: sour cream.

My comments to the recipe
This is a healthy recipe, it is better to eat it accompanied by sour cream, it provides softness and freshness.



 Where to buy the ingredients

smetana and potato flour can be bought at 'Extra' ,a shop specialized in russian products. The shop is located at Rafael Riego street 10  in Madrid.

The owners answer clearly every doubt , besides, the prices of the products are not expensive.

Belarus