Exotic Frikadellen With Mushroom Gravy Recipes

GERMAN HAMBURGERS (FRIKADELLEN)

Steps:

• Soak Kaiser roll in a bowl of water for 10 minutes. Drain, squeezing out excess water, and crumble into a large bowl.
• Mix crumbled roll with ground beef, ground pork, onion, parsley, egg, paprika, salt, and black pepper until well blended. Shape meat into large flattened meatballs.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; fry meatballs until browned and no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes per side.

MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Slice mushrooms. In a 10-inch heavy non-stick skillet cook garlic in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until pale golden. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened. Add mushrooms and soy sauce and sauté mixture over moderately high heat, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown.
• Add wine and vinegar and boil until liquid is evaporated. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to skillet with sugar. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring, and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in parsley and season gravy with salt and pepper. Gravy may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. When reheating gravy, add water if necessary to thin to desired consistency.
• Serve gravy spooned over baked or mashed potatoes and/or steak or chicken.

EXOTIC FRIKADELLEN WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Roast the pine nuts in a dry pan until they turn a creamy butterscotch color.
• Mix the pine nuts together with the next 6 ingredients and form into 4 patties.
• Heat the oil and butter together over medium heat in a skillet.
• Fry the patties in the skillet for about 10 min per side until no longer pink.
• Remove from skillet and keep warm.
• In the same skillet, drain all the fat but do not wipe clean, heat 1 tbsp butter and saute the mushrooms until just soft.
• Mix the gravy mix with water in a measuring cup and add to the mushrooms.
• Heat according to package directions.
• Now you are done. All you have to do is plate the Frikadellen and serve with the gravy. The sides are up to you but we like the ones mentioned in the description.
• Enjoy.

FRIKADELLER (DANISH MEATBALLS AND GRAVY)

Steps:

• Mix meat and onions together. Add egg and mix again. Add flour and remaining ingredients.
• Using a melon baller or small spoon, form into melon ball sized balls. Place on waxed paper and slightly squish each ball so it is flattened slightly.
• Melt butter in frying pan and cook balls for 10 min on each side at medium heat. While frying the balls on the last side to be browned, make the gravy.
• Melt butter over low heat in a medium saucepan. Add flour and stir until smooth. Add half of the meat stock slowly while constantly stirring. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Add rest of the stock along with the vinegar and boil for 3 minutes, while constantly stirring. Add pepper and salt. Add sherry and dill, if using, at the very end, just before removing from heat. Remove from heat, allow gravy to cool for 4-5 minutes, while stirring constantly.