Best German Meat Cakes Recipes

AUTHENTIC FRIKADELLEN (GERMAN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• In a bowl of water soak the bread roll/bun.
• In about 20 minutes squeeze out all the water and crumble in a mixing bowl.
• While the bread is soaking heat the 1 tbsp cooking oil in a pan over medium heat and saute the onions until they soften. Set aside to cool them down.
• Add the chopped parsley to the crumbled roll, add the cooled softened onions, add the ground meat, the egg, the mustard, salt and pepper, paprika and marjoram and mix well.
• Shape into large patties or smaller bite-sized meatballs.
• Heat the cooking oil in a cast iron skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the patties or meatballs and quickly turn them, then reduce the heat to medium and fry until cooked, turning once. For larger patties allow 4-5 minutes per side, for smaller meatballs about 2-3 minutes per side, depending on their size.
• Serve with the radishes, mustard and Schnitlauchbrot.
• Butter the slices of bread.
• On a plate spread the finely chopped chives and press each buttered bread slice onto them, face down, so that the chives stick to the buttered surface.
• You now have small open-faced chives sandwiches. Carefully slice in half and serve.
• Clean the red radishes thoroughly and slice thin.
• Peel the daikon and using a spiralizer or a potato peeler create thin spirals or shavings. Flavor with a few grains of sea salt and sprinkle with chives.

FRIKADELLEN RECIPE - MEAT BALLS (GERMAN)

Steps:

• Cut the onion into very small cubes. Heat a pan on medium and fry the onions with some oil until they are cooked through and slightly brown.
• Place the roll in a small bowl with water and let soak.
• Meanwhile put the ground beef in a larger bowl, add salt, spices, herbs, mustard, tomato paste and if it matches with the rest of the menu also some garlic. Make sure you use enough salt, it tends to disappear during the cooking process!
• Take the soaked roll and squeeze in our hands to remove most of the water. Then add to the bowl with the ground beef.
• The onions should be ready be now, add them to the bowl.
• Next add the egg.
• Mix everything very well - works best with hands!
• Heat some oil in a large pan.
• Form about 8 Frikadellen / meat balls in about the size of your palm, don't make them flat like a UFO but also not to round.
• Add the Frikadellen / meat balls to the pan and reduce the heat to medium so they won't burn.
• Let fry from both sides for about 10 minutes, test on one Frikadelle / meat ball if it is cooked through.
• Remove the Frikadellen / meat balls from the pan and keep them warm if you plan to make a gravy: Add some beef broth to the empty pan and bring to a boil. The residue in the pan will give a lot of taste. Take some sour cream and add to the pan, decrease the heat and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste
• If you don't feel confident about making the gravy, try "Rahm Soße"! You can buy it i.e. at online German Deli and makes a delicious gravy with just the right consistency.