Danish Meatball Soup Recipes

DANISH MEATBALLS (FRIKADELLER)

Steps:

• Mix together all ingredients using hands in a big bowl. To get the right consistency it is important that all ingredients get well mixed and gets softened a bit. I would say that you should knead for around 5 minutes.
• Form into meatballs according to the size you prefer. In Denmark meatballs used for dinner is the size of the palm of your hand, and lunch meat balls are about half of that. (Quantity for this recipe is based on dinner meatballs).
• Heat a non-stick pan to medium-hot and place the meatballs in the pan. If you feel they stick too much to the pan, you can add a bit of butter to the pan (not oil). Turn the meatballs with a fork once they have started to brown. Keep turning them every 4 min or so being careful that they do not brown too much. Cook for approx 15-20 min until cooked through.
• Serve with a potato salad, mashed potatoes or cooked potatoes with a white milk based gravy.

FRIKADELLER (DANISH MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Mix the veal and pork together in a bowl, and stir in the milk, onion, and egg. Mix the bread crumbs into the meat. Sprinkle in the flour, and knead well to mix. Stir in the seltzer water, season to taste with salt and pepper, and mix well. The mixture should be very moist, but not dripping.
• Chill the meat mixture for 15 to 30 minutes in the refrigerator, to make the meatballs easier to form.
• Heat the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat.
• To form meatballs, scoop up about 2 1/2 tablespoons of meat mixture with a large spoon, and form the mixture into a slightly flattened, oval meatball about the size of a small egg. Place the meatballs into the heated skillet, and fry for about 15 minutes per side, until the meatballs are well-browned and no longer pink in the center.

DANISH MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• For Part 1 combine all ingredients in a large oven safe pot and cook in a slow oven for 12 hours.
• Strain-cool-strain again-to get a clear consomme.
• Measure 2 quarts and freeze the rest.
• For part 2 combine all ingredients in a food processor and puree until very smooth.
• Turn out into a medium bowl, cover and let stand 1 hour.
• With a teaspoon and your hand form 40 small, oval meatballs.
• Bring 2-3 inches of salted water to boil in a skillet and boil meatballs for 5-6 minutes-plunge into cold water and drain.
• Repeat until all of the meatballs are cooked.
• Set aside.
• For part 3 take the butter, water and salt, put into a pot and bring to a boil.
• Add the flour and stir vigorously.
• When dough is forming a ball and pulling away from sides remove from heat and let stand about 10-12 min.
• Add eggs one at a time stirring very well after each addition.
• Using the same method as for meatballs make 40 small dumplings-into the salted water they go for around 7-8 min.
• Remove and drain.
• Set aside.
• For part 4 in a large pot bring the consomme to a boil, add veg, meatballs and dumplings.
• Return to a boil, reduce and simmer until meatballs and dumplings are heated through.

FRIKADELLER (DANISH MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine beef, veal, potatoes, and onions. Add 1 1/2 cup flour; mix well. Add egg, milk, salt and pepper and stir until well blended.
• Shape into about 32 meatballs, each one about 2 tablespoons Roll in additional flour.
• Deep fry in hot oil, about 350 degrees F until browned. Drain well on paper towels.

DANISH (FARS) MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix pork and veal, seasonings.
• Stir in the egg.
• Mix flour with the liquid and add gradually to the meat.
• finally add the grated onion.
• Beat the mixture extremely well.
• Cover and place in the fridge for 1 hour.
• Shape the meat into balls sized to suit what you are using them for.
• For Mock Turtle soup, you will want small balls and you will want to boil them for a few minutes or you can make patties and fry them.
• For appetizers, make small balls and fry them, serve with a dip In any case cook until done It is always a good idea to just cook one meat ball to check the consistency, seasoning etc.
• Adjust if necessary.
• The important thing is to beat the meat mixture and beat it again.

DANISH MEATBALLS WITH PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Add beef and sausage; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape 1/4 cupfuls of mixture into 18 meatballs; flatten to 1-in. thickness., In a large skillet, heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium-low heat; cook meatballs in batches 8-9 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from pan, reserving 1/4 cup drippings in pan. (If necessary, add additional butter to the drippings to reach 1/4 cup.), For gravy, stir flour, bouillon granules, pepper and salt into drippings until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with meatballs.