European Style Meatballs Food

GERMAN MEATBALLS (FRIKADELLEN)

Steps:

• Add the ground meat, diced onion, cracked egg, breadcrumbs, mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper to a bowl.
• Mix everything together for a few minutes with your clean hands until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed and stay together when you form a rough ball in your hand. The consistency is important to stop the meatballs from falling apart later. If the mixture feels too wet/sticky, add a few more breadcrumbs.
• Form approximately 8 meatballs that are slightly smaller than the size of your palm. Slightly flatten off the top and the bottom of the meatball so that they are not a fully rounded ball. Make sure that the meatballs are roughly the same size so that they'll be done frying at the same time.
• Heat approximately 1-2 tablespoons of butter (depending on your pan size) in a large frying pan. Once the butter is melted and hot, add (some) of the meatballs and fry them on medium-low heat for approximately 7-10 minutes until the bottom is browned.
• Then flip the meatballs over and fry them from the other side. Remove them from the heat once the meatballs are fully cooked through.
• These meatballs can be served with many different side dishes. Classic choices are potato and pasta salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fried potatoes, or a simple slice of bread and mustard.

GERMAN MEATBALLS, KöNIGSBERGER KLOPSE

Steps:

• Heat the 2 tablespoons butter in a small frying pan and cook the cup of onions over medium heat until they are soft. Do not brown them. Sprinkle a little salt over the onions as they cook. When they are translucent and soft, remove from the pan and set aside to cool.
• Once the onions are cool, mix all the meatball ingredients together in a bowl. Form into small meatballs with a teaspoon. You can make them bigger, but a heaping teaspoon makes a nice size.
• Heat the broth in pot large enough to fit all your meatballs. A wide, deep saute pan with a lid is a good choice. Once the broth is simmering, turn the heat down to as low as it will go and add the meatballs carefully. If they're not all submerged in the broth it will be OK. Cover the pot and let the meatballs cook gently for 25 minutes. Carefully remove them and set them aside.
• Pour out the broth and save it. Wipe the pan with a paper towel and set it back on the heat. Add the 3 tablespoons butter and turn the heat to medium-high. Cook the onions until they're translucent. Don't brown them. Add the flour and mix well. Cook this over medium heat, stirring often, until everything is the color or coffee-with-cream. Add the hot broth a little at a time, stirring constantly. Keep adding it until you have a sauce the consistency of thin gravy -- not as thick as Thanksgiving gravy, not thin like soup. You probably will not need the whole quart.
• Return the meatballs to the sauce and add the capers. Heat through on low heat, then add the parsley.
• Serve with the sour cream at the table. Have people mix it in when they eat. This will prevent the cream from curdling and will let people make the dish as creamy as they want. Grind black pepper over everything and eat!

EASY HOMEMADE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine beef and egg in a large bowl. Add bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Mix together, but do not overmix, as it will get tough.
• Shape into 1- to 2-inch balls.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook meatballs in the hot skillet until browned and no longer pink in the centers, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, heat marinara sauce in a pot over medium-low heat. Add cooked meatballs to sauce and let simmer for added flavor, about 15 minutes.

VEAL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl soak the bread cubes in the water and wine, then squeeze dry. In a large bowl combine the bread cubes and the remaining ingredients except the Essence, breadcrumbs and olive oil, mixing with your hands until smooth. Cover and chill for half an hour.
• Season the bread crumbs with Essence in a shallow bowl. Shape the veal mixture into 1-inch balls and coat evenly with the bread crumbs. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, saute the meatballs in batches in the oil, turning to brown evenly on all sides. Repeat until all meatballs are cooked. Serve hot with Kicked-Up Tzatziki Sauce.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking, by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
• In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to marry.

EUROPEAN STYLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Combine meatball ingredients except for canola oil in a large bowl and mix well. Shape mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• 2. Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a deep skillet. Brown meatballs on all sides. About 5 to 6 minutes or until well browned. Remove meatballs, reserving drippings in skillet.
• 3. Add mushrooms to pan with drippings, saute until soft. Add flour to pan drippings; stir until blended, reduce heat; add sour cream, browning sauce, salt and pepper, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk.
• 4. Return meat balls to skillet and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
• 5. Mix hot cooked noodles with butter and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
• 6. Serve meatballs over noodles.

EAST EUROPEAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Chop the onions finely. Put a little canola oil in a pan, turn the heat to medium. When the oil is hot, add the onions and a pinch of salt, turn down the heat to low-medium and saute, covered, for about 10 mins, until yellow and soft. Simmer from time to time.
• Remove the onions from the pan, and put on a bowl to cool down.
• Grate the carrot using the coarse side of the grater. Squeeze well between your palms afterwards, to get rid of all the water.
• Grate the potatoes using the fine side of the grater. Squeeze well between your palms afterwards.
• Dunk the slices of bread (crust removed) in a little milk for 3 seconds and then squeeze well between palms to get rid of all the liquid.
• Mince the garlic cloves (you can remove the germs if you wish - in this way, the garlic smell won't stay with you 2 days afterwards).
• Remove the leaves from the parsley and dill, and finely chop them.
• Put the minced meat, potatoes, carrot, eggs, garlic, onion, bread slices, dill, parsley, bread crumbs, pepper in a large bowl. Mix everything together (with your hands or mixer). Add 1/2 Tbs salt, mix, and taste the composition. Add another 1/2 Tbs salt if you think it's needed. I normally put 1 Tbsp salt in total. Also, of course, you can add more pepper if you like it more spicy.
• Press the mixture against the pan and 'pat' it slightly with you hands to look uniform. Then cover the bowl and let the mixture rest in the fridge for 1 hour. This will firm up the mixture.
• Remove the mixture from the fridge 20 minutes before cooking.
• Take 1 heaped Tblsp of mixture at a time, and with your hands wet, form the meatballs. Place the meatballs on a plate.
• In a deep medium sized frying pan, put canola oil until it's about 1.5 inches in height. Let the oil heat up on a medium-high heat. It's important that the pan is not too wide, so that the oil inside is quite deep in order to cover the meatballs well from all sides when cooking.
• When the oil is hot, turn down the heat to medium, and put the meatballs in the pan. Fry on one side for 4 mins, then turn on the other side, fry for 4 mins, then 1 min again on each side.
• Remove the meatballs from the pan and place on a paper towel to absorb the oil.
• That's it! I hope you'll like :).

OVEN-BAKED SWEDISH MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed 18x13-inch baking sheet with aluminum foil, spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Add bread crumbs, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl. Pour in milk and toss with a fork, let rest while sautéing onions.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onions and saute for about 6 minutes until softened and slightly golden brown, while adding garlic during the last 30 seconds.
• Add beef and pork to bread crumb mixture along with egg yolks and onion mixture. Gently toss mixture to evenly distribute ingredients.
• Scoop dough out 1 ounce at a time and shape into balls. Transfer to prepared baking sheet spacing evenly apart.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 22 minutes until cooked through.
• Meanwhile in same skillet used to saute onions, melt remaining butter over medium-heat. Add flour and cook and whisk for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
• While whisking, slowly pour in broth and cream. Add in Worcestershire sauce, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, whisking constantly. For a thicker consistency simmer over low heat for a few minutes.
• Add meatballs to warm sauce and toss, sprinkle with parsley. Serve warm with egg noodles or mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam if desired.

VEGAN IMPOSSIBLE SWEDISH "MEATBALLS" RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Add the meat, chopped onions, and breadcrumbs to a large bowl. Pour the coconut milk over the top of the breadcrumbs. Allow the breadcrumbs to soak up the milk.
• Add the nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the meat mixture and mix to combine and completely disperse the seasonings.
• Use a small cookie scoop to form the meat mixture into 1-inch size balls. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and continue rolling and forming until they are all completed.
• Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium-high heat. Add the meatballs to the pan and cook on one side for about 1 minute. Rotate and cook on each side until browned (for a total of about 5 minutes).
• Remove the meatballs from the pan and place them on a plate. Prepare the gravy.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Add the vegan butter to the pan used for browning the meatballs and return to medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour and allow to cook for two minutes, stirring frequently. Whisk in the garlic and onion powder.
• Add the vegetable bouillon. Whisk in the water gradually until the mixture is combined and smooth. Whisk in the coconut milk, soy sauce, mustard, and pepper. Add salt to taste. Continue to heat and stir over medium heat until the sauce has thickened and is bubbling.
• Add the meatballs back to the pan and cook them for 3 minutes or until they are heated through. Garnish with parsley and serve.