Königsberger Klopse Recipes

KONIGSBERGER KLOPSE (GERMAN MEATBALLS IN CREAMY CAPER SAUCE)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven such as Le Creuset, heat broth ingredients (stock, bay leaf, cider vinegar, white wine, peppercorns, and 2 tablespoons capers) to a simmer over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, combine meatball ingredients, mix well.
• Form meat mixture into golf-ball sized balls (note: mixture will be a bit sticky and delicate to work with, but this is normal, and the result will be a moist and tender meatball!). Roll them in flour, and carefully place into hot broth; simmer each batch for 15 minutes, but do not boil. (Tip: do not crowd meatballs, ie only simmer about 10-12 meatballs at a time). Note that the broth will thicken as you add the flour covered meatballs, which will make a nice sauce.
• Carefully remove meatballs from the hot broth with a slotted spoon, and keep them warm in a covered bowl stored in the oven while making the sauce. Discard bay leaf.
• To Make Cream Sauce:.
• To hot broth stir in the sauce ingredients and heat through, but do not boil.
• Add the cooked meatballs to the heated sauce, stir gently and warm through.
• To Serve:.
• Serve Meatballs and Cream Sauce with boiled new potatoes (salzkartoffel) or hot buttered spaetzle noodles, and German Rotkohl recipe #108449. Sprinkle with snipped fresh parsley, for garnish.
• To Serve as an Appetizer:.
• Make the meatballs smaller and serve warm from the crock pot with toothpicks, buttered rolls and potato salad recipe #309891.
• Freezes well.

KöNIGSBERGER KLOPSE

Steps:

• Emerge rolls in milk or water. Allow to sit for 10 min. Drain and press out excess liquid.
• Finely chop onion.
• To a large bowl add ground meat, drained rolls, onion, eggs, bread crumbs, anchovy paste, salt, and pepper and knead with hands until well combined and smooth.
• Shape 16 dumplings and set aside.
• Add liquid and spices to a large pot.
• Cut onions into quarters and add also to the pot.
• Bring mixture to a simmer, add dumplings, and cook for about 10 min. or until done. Make sure that the liquid is only simmering not boiling.
• Remove dumplings from the liquid and keep warm.
• Strain liquid into a bowl. Remove spices. Keep onions and about 3 cups of the cooking liquid
• To a medium sized pot add butter and melt.
• Add flour and stir on medium heat until lightly brown.
• Add about 2 cups of the cooking liquid and bring to a boil Mix well to remove any lumps.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and stir in heavy cream. Make sure the liquid is no longer boiling.
• In a small bowl mix egg yolks and sugar. Add to the pot and mix well.
• Add drained capers, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Place the onions and the dumplings into the sauce and let sit for about 15 min.

KONIGSBERGER KLOPSE (GERMAN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Put veal in mixing bowl. Add pepper to taste.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of butter in saucepan and add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add mixture to veal. Add bread crumbs, parsley, chives and nutmeg. Shape mixture into 28 balls of equal size.
• Heat remaining butter in saucepan and add flour, stirring with wire whisk. When blended and smooth, add broth and wine, stirring rapidly with whisk. Add meatballs to simmering sauce. Stir gently from time to time so they cook evenly, about 25 minutes.
• Beat sour cream with the egg yolk and lemon juice. Beat in a little of hot sauce. Add mixture to meatballs. Add the cherry peppers. Heat briefly without boiling. If mixture boils, sauce may curdle. Serve hot with mashed potatoes or rice.