Konigsberger Klopse Food

KONIGSBERGER KLOPSE (GERMAN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Put veal in mixing bowl. Add pepper to taste.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of butter in saucepan and add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add mixture to veal. Add bread crumbs, parsley, chives and nutmeg. Shape mixture into 28 balls of equal size.
• Heat remaining butter in saucepan and add flour, stirring with wire whisk. When blended and smooth, add broth and wine, stirring rapidly with whisk. Add meatballs to simmering sauce. Stir gently from time to time so they cook evenly, about 25 minutes.
• Beat sour cream with the egg yolk and lemon juice. Beat in a little of hot sauce. Add mixture to meatballs. Add the cherry peppers. Heat briefly without boiling. If mixture boils, sauce may curdle. Serve hot with mashed potatoes or rice.

KONIGSBERGER KLOPSE (GERMAN MEATBALLS IN CREAMY CAPER SAUCE)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven such as Le Creuset, heat broth ingredients (stock, bay leaf, cider vinegar, white wine, peppercorns, and 2 tablespoons capers) to a simmer over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, combine meatball ingredients, mix well.
• Form meat mixture into golf-ball sized balls (note: mixture will be a bit sticky and delicate to work with, but this is normal, and the result will be a moist and tender meatball!). Roll them in flour, and carefully place into hot broth; simmer each batch for 15 minutes, but do not boil. (Tip: do not crowd meatballs, ie only simmer about 10-12 meatballs at a time). Note that the broth will thicken as you add the flour covered meatballs, which will make a nice sauce.
• Carefully remove meatballs from the hot broth with a slotted spoon, and keep them warm in a covered bowl stored in the oven while making the sauce. Discard bay leaf.
• To Make Cream Sauce:.
• To hot broth stir in the sauce ingredients and heat through, but do not boil.
• Add the cooked meatballs to the heated sauce, stir gently and warm through.
• To Serve:.
• Serve Meatballs and Cream Sauce with boiled new potatoes (salzkartoffel) or hot buttered spaetzle noodles, and German Rotkohl recipe #108449. Sprinkle with snipped fresh parsley, for garnish.
• To Serve as an Appetizer:.
• Make the meatballs smaller and serve warm from the crock pot with toothpicks, buttered rolls and potato salad recipe #309891.
• Freezes well.

KONIGSBERGER KLOPSE (KONIGSBERG MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Meatballs:
• Soak the roll in the water for about 10 minutes.
• Squeeze it dry; place in mixing bowl with the ground beef.
• Add the bacon, anchovy fillets, onion, egg, salt and pepper.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Prepare broth by boiling the water, seasoned with salt, bay leaf, onion, and peppercorns.
• Shape the meat mixture into balls about 2 inches in diameter.
• Add to the boiling broth and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
• Remove meatballs with a slotted spoon, set aside, and keep warm.
• Gravy:
• To prepare gravy, heat butter in a frypan and stir in flour.
• Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Slowly blend in 2 cups of reserved broth.
• Add the drained capers, lemon juice, and mustard.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove a small amount of the sauce to blend with the egg yolk.
• Stir egg yolk back into the sauce.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• To Serve:
• Place reserved meatballs into the gravy and reheat if necessary.
• Serve on a preheated platter.