Frikadeller

Name: Frikadeller
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: New Nordic
Ingredients: 2 tbsp plain flour; 300 g minced pork; 300 g minced veal; 50 g butter, for cooking; Chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve; 1 onion, finely grated; 1 egg; 1 tsp juniper berries, crushed

Meatballs

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Copenhagen Cult Recipes

By Christine Rudolph and Susie Theodorou

Published 2019

About

A frikadelle is a meatball made with minced pork and veal, but it can be made with fish as well. In Copenhagen the meat mixture can be bought already minced together, so you just need to add your own spices and flavourings.

Ingredients

300 g minced pork
300 g minced veal
2 tbsp

Europe
Denmark
Main course
Copenhagen
Nordic

Method

With your hands, mix the minced pork and veal with salt, pepper and flour, then add the juniper berries and grated onion. To taste for seasoning, fry a tiny amount in a small amount of butter. Adjust seasoning if required. Beat the egg, add to the meat mixture and mix well to combine.

Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Dip a large oval spoon in the butter, then use to tak