Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs)

This frikadeller recipe comes straight from my mother-in-law in Denmark. It's a little labor-intensive, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be addicted! Serve these meatballs warm with a brown sauce, small boiled red potatoes, and sweet and sour cabbage. Better still, double the batch and slice the leftovers for an open-faced toast sandwich with mayonnaise the next day in true Scandinavian fashion!


Recipes · Cuisine · European · Scandinavian


Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
Additional Time: 15 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 24 meatballs

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • ½ pound ground veal

  • ½ pound ground pork

  • ¼ cup milk, or as needed

  • ¼ cup finely grated onion

  • 1 large egg

  • ¼ cup bread crumbs, or as needed

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ cup seltzer water

  • salt and pepper to taste

  • ¼ cup margarine


Directions

  1. Mix veal and pork together in a bowl until well combined. Stir in milk, onion, and egg. Mix in bread crumbs, then flour; knead well to mix. Mix in seltzer water, salt, and pepper until well combined. The mixture should be very moist, but not dripping. Cover and refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes.

  2. Form about 2 1/2 tablespoons meat mixture into a slightly flattened, oval meatball about the size of a small egg. Repeat to make remaining meatballs.

  3. Melt margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry meatballs in the hot skillet until no longer pink in the center and well browned on the outside, about 15 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
417 Calories
29g Fat
13g Carbs
25g Protein


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