Frikadel Dutch Meatloaf Recipes

FRIKADEL (DUTCH MEATLOAF)

Steps:

• Chop potatoes into small (~1inch square) pieces (skin the potatoes, if you wish) and boil until soft.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place in bowl large enough for all ingredients and mash.
• Add all other ingredients and knead with hands until mixed.
• Note: The potatoes will be VERY hot!
• You may want to wait a bit for them to cool before using your hands.
• Also, the meats will be very cold on your hands if not taken out of the refrigerator~ an hour ahead of time.
• Mold into an ungreased 9x13x2 pan and bake for 1 hour.
• Loaf will pull away from sides of pan and be surrounded by grease from the meat (more or less depending on the fat content of the meat you used).
• Cut into pieces and enjoy.

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.

DUTCH MEATLOAF A.K.A. "MINCE MUTTISCHEN"

Steps:

• Mix the meat with the chopped soup vegetables.
• These should be very finely chopped!
• Chop up the onion and mince the garlic and mix with rest.
• Beat the egg, when yolk and white are well mixed, mix it with the meat.
• Add the salt, pepper, curry and paprika powder.
• Make crumbs of a slice of bread and add these.
• Now wash your hands, take of any rings you're wearing and start kneading the mixture well.
• The mixture shouldn't be too dry nor too moist.
• If too dry, add a little milk, of too moist, add more breadcrumbs.
• When kneaded, form two smaller loafs.
• Make sure they are firm.
• Then melt the butter into a large, deep pan that can be covered.
• The butter must be very dark before you put in the loafs.
• Be careful.
• Now you need to stay with your food for a while, turning it every so often until the meat has a brown crust all around.
• Then add a little water, make the sauce boil and lower the heat.
• The loafs should simmer for about an hour and need to be turned about every 15 minutes.
• Great with Mashed potatoes and red cabbage.

DUTCH MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix meat, breadcrumbs, 1/2 tomato sauce, egg, salt & pepper.
• Shape into loaf.
• Combine remaining ingredients with 1/2 tomato sauce.
• Pour over meat.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 75 minutes.

DUTCH MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Using a large spoon, combine onion, 8-oz tomato sauce, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and pepper.
• Add ground beef, mixing with hands.
• Form into a loaf and place into a casserole dish, preferrably one with a lid. I like to poke a few holes into the top of the loaf so some of the sauce can get down into the loaf itself.
• In a bowl, whisk together water, 8-oz tomato sauce, mustard, brown sugar, and vinegar.
• Pour half of the mixture over the loaf. Cover the casserole dish with the lid, and bake the meatloaf for 1 1/2 hours. Baste at least once.
• Pour the remaining mixture into a saucepan and bring to a simmer, allow sauce to reduce until about as thick as tomato sauce. This takes about 20 minutes.
• Allow meatloaf to cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Pour thickened sauce over slices to serve.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Chop onion and green bell pepper.
• Gently mix ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, green bell pepper, 1/2 of the tomato sauce, egg, salt, and pepper until combined.
• Do not overmix. Form into a loaf and place in a shallow pan.
• Whisk together the rest of the tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, mustard, and vinegar until smooth. Pour over the meatloaf.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, basting with pan juices about every 20 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before cutting and serving.