Frikadellen
By Groceree
Also known as Buletten · Fleischpflanzerl · German Meat Patties
German flattened patties of mixed beef and pork with soaked bread roll, onion and mustard, fried in butter. Eaten warm with potato salad or cold in a bread roll.
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- Servings
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 40 min
Ingredients
beef mince300 g
pork mince300 g
bread rolls1
onions1
eggs1
mustard1 tbsp
flat-leaf parsley2 tbsp- marjoram1 tsp
sweet paprika1 tsp
butter30 g
vegetable oil1 tbsp
salt1½ tsp
black pepper1 tsp
Instructions
- 01
Soak the stale in water until soft, then squeeze it out firmly.
- 02
Finely chop the and soften it in a little of the until golden, then leave to cool.
- 03
Chop the . Mix the and with the squeezed , the , the , the , the , the , the , the and the , and knead until well combined.
- 04
Shape into flat, round patties about 2 cm thick with wet hands.
- 05
Fry in the rest of the and the over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes a side, until well browned and cooked through with no pink left in the middle.
- 06
Serve warm, or leave to cool and eat cold.
Notes
- Soaked and squeezed bread roll, not dry breadcrumbs, is what keeps them juicy.
- Flat patties, not balls. That and the beef-pork mix separate them from Danish frikadeller.
- Called Buletten in Berlin, Fleischpflanzerl in Bavaria, and eaten cold at every German picnic.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fat
- 32 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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