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.
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• 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.

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:

• Mix ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, milk, egg and spices; mix well.
• Shape into 1 inch balls.
• Heat 1 tbs butter in pan.
• Place meat balls in pan and cook, turning as necessary to completely cook meat balls.
• When meatballs are done, take them out of the pan and place them on a plate.
• Mix flour, sugar, salt and pepper together.
• To remaining drippings in pan, add flour mixture, stir with whisk.
• Add water to make a gravy.
• Slowly add 1 cup cream, stirring constantly.
• Stir until thick.
• Do not boil.
• Add meatballs to gravy and keep heat low.
• Allow flavors to blend.
• I would personally serve them with rice as a main course, but I don't think that would be traditional.
• I think my mom used them as appetizers- to go with a smorgasbord.

NORWEGIAN MEATBALLS WITH GJETOST SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix vigorously to blend (by hand or electric mixer) all the ingredients above.
• Shape into 3/4 inch meatballs with moistened hands.
• Pour 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan. Place over medium heat and add meatballs. Cook, shaking gently to turn meatballs, about 10 minutes for the meatballs. Remove as they brown.
• For Gjetost sauce: Remove as much oil from the pan as possible and blend in butter and flour. Remove from heat and blend in light cream. Add chicken broth, bring to boil, stirring and cooking until thickened. Mix in Gjetost cheese. Turn heat low.
• Blend some of the sauce into sour cream, then return sour cream to sauce. Add chopped parsley or fresh dill.
• Re-add meatballs and simmer until heated through.
• Serve with cooked rice or potatoes.