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Kjøttkaker (Norwegian meatballs)

Light ground beef patties bound with milk and flour, served in a smooth brown gravy with potatoes or mash. This is a classic family dish of the Norwegian weekday table.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

544 kcal per serving

Protein
30.8 g
Carbohydrates
10.3 g
of which sugars
4 g
Fat
41.8 g
of which saturated fat
22.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Finely grate the onion and sauté it for 3 minutes in butter until translucent, then let it cool.
  2. In a bowl, combine the meat, egg, flour, milk, cooled onion, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  3. Work the mixture by hand for 2 minutes until smooth, then shape 12 patties about 5 cm in diameter.
  4. Fry the patties in a pan with a little butter, 3 to 4 minutes per side, until well browned. Set them aside.
  5. In the same pan, add the butter and flour for the gravy, stir for 1 minute, then gradually pour in the stock while whisking.
  6. Let it thicken for 3 minutes, stir in the crème fraîche and return the patties to the sauce.
  7. Cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, then serve with potatoes and lingonberry jam.

Variations and tips

Kids' version. Reduce the pepper to a pinch and replace the mustard with strawberry jam for a milder taste.

Using what's available here. Lingonberries can be replaced with cranberry sauce or blueberry jam.

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Original Ecomely recipe.