Norske Kjøttkaker Norwegian Meatballs Recipes

AUTHENTIC NORWEGIAN KJøTTKAKER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Put the dry ingredients into a medium sized bowl; corn starch, flour, paprika, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
• Add milk and whisk well until no lumps remain.
• Add meat and stir with a spoon until completely combined and sticky.
• Add olive oil or butter to a frying pan on medium-low heat.
• Shape meat balls with spoons or a meatball scoop, dipping your tool of choice in water now and again to keep meat from sticking.
• Drop the meat balls on the frying pan, flattening them a little bit with a turner.
• Cover and fry until browned on the top and bottom, a few minutes on each side.
• Keep hot until ready to serve.
• Serve with brown gravy, potatoes boiled in lightly salted water, and steamed vegetables such as a blend of cauliflower, carrots, and broccoli.
• --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• GRAVY:
• In a medium sized sauce pan on medium-low heat, melt butter.
• Add flour and onion powder. Whisk together into a smooth roux, and cook while whisking now and again until the flour mixture has turned medium-brown. This should take 8-10 minutes.
• Pull away from the heat and add all of the water while quickly whisking together to avoid lumps. But be careful, the flour mixture will be very hot and may hiss loudly when you add cold liquids. Alternatively, you can heat the liquid before adding.
• Also add the beef base, and bring to a boil while whisking often. The gravy will thicken. Reduce the heat and boil gently for 7-10 minutes until smooth. Stir once in a while.
• Add the meatball drippings from frying, which will add a lot of great flavor!
• Add heavy cream and stir well. (Optional)
• Serve over Norwegian meatballs.

NORWEGIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, bread crumbs, onion and seasonings. Let stand until crumbs absorb milk. Add meat; stir until well blended. Shape into 1-in. meatballs. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 400° until browned, about 18 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°; drain. Set aside. , For gravy, in a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour and brown lightly. Slowly add broth; cook and stir until smooth and thickened. Blend in the cream, cayenne and white pepper. Gently stir in meatballs; heat through but do not boil.

NORSKE KJøTTKAKER, NORWEGIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Chop the onions in a foodproccesor.
• Add all the other ingredients, except the butter and gravy. Pulse until mixed together. You can also do this by hand.
• Shape 12-14 meatballs and fry them in a frying pan in 1/2 stick of butter over medium heat.
• Make the gravy according to package directions. I use McCormick Brown Gravy, Mushroom Gravy or Onion Gravy.
• When the meatballs are nice and brown, add them to the gravy and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Serve with boiled potatoes and vegetables.

NORWEGIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine eggs, milk, bread crumbs, onion and seasonings. Let crumbs absorb milk. Add meat.
• Shape into 1 inches size.
• Place on greased pan and bake 400 degrees for about 18 minutes.
• For gravy, melt butter and saute onions until tender. Stir in flour and brown lightly. Slowly add broth. Cook until smooth and thickened.
• Blend in cream, cayenne and white pepper.
• Add meatballs and heat till boiling.