Frikadel with cherry sauce

 

Köttbullar
Swedish meatballs
  • 500 GRAM MINCED BEEF
  • 4 TBSP BREAD CRUMBS
  • 1 ONION, chopped
  • 1 EGG
  • 1/2 TSP NUTMEG, grated
  • 250 GRAM SOUR CHERRIES, pitted
  • 6 TBSP SUGAR
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  • 500 GRAM MINCED BEEF
  • 1 ONION, chopped
  • 1 LARGE POTATO, peeled and cooked
  • 2 TBSP BREAD CRUMBS
  • 1 EGG
  • 6 TBSP CREAM
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Stir fry the onion 3 minutes. Mix the beef with the egg, the bread crumbs, the onion, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste and form 20 small hamburger like flat balls. Fry them 7 minutes on each side/ In the mean time, add the sugar and 1 cup of water to the cherries, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve the frikadels with the cherry sauce. Eat with white bread.

This is a Belgian receipe, In 1830, Belgium became independent from The Netherlands and on the 21st of July 1831, King Leopold became the first king. So actually he was a king by election and not by birth. After that, sons became king. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and history.

Puree the potato and fry the onion 3 minutes and mix these with the minced beef, bread crumbs, egg, pepper and salt to taste and 3 tablespoons cream. Form 24 small balls. Fry these 10 minutes on all sides, add the remaining cream and simmer for 5 minutes.



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