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Servings: 2 Portions

Homemade Meatballs in Curry

Served with rice and chips of carrots and Jerusalem artichokes
Author: Per Asmussen
Keyword: beef, Danish food, Dinner, ground beef, Minced Pork, Pork
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Chips

  • 1 pcs. Jerusalem Artichokes
  • 1 pcs. Carrots Rather a bit
  • 14 gram Oil Rapeseed oil, our variant has a slight smoky flavor

Curry Sauce

  • 14 gram Butter
  • 1 pcs. Onion
  • 1 pcs. Apples
  • 1 pcs. Carrots
  • 30 gram Wheat Flour
  • 7 gram Curry
  • 800 gram Chicken Stock (Can easily be boiled water mixed with bouillon cubes)
  • 400 gram Minced veal and pork

Meatballs

  • Spices Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pcs. Egg
  • 35 gram Oatmeal
  • 100 gram Milk Possibly a bit more, to make the meat dough softer

Rice

  • 180 gram Rice Basmati rice
  • 500 gram Water
  • 1 pcs. Apples

Instructions

  • Chips

  • Peel the carrot and Jerusalem artichoke and cut them as thinly as possible with a mandolin slicer.
  • Pour the oil into a bowl and dip each chip in the oil, then place them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
  • Chips
  • They need between 5-10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) in the oven.
  • When they have gained a little color, take them out and sprinkle salt over them. They are now ready to serve.
  • Chips
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  • Curry Sauce

  • Curry Sauce
  • Start by chopping the carrot, onion, and apple into small cubes.
  • Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed pot and sauté the vegetables in it.
  • Curry SaucePour the flour into the pot and stir well.
  • Add the curry to the pot and stir well.
  • Curry Sauce
  • Add the stock gradually and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
  • Curry Sauce
  • Cool the sauce, for example, by pouring it into another container and giving it 10 minutes in the freezer.
  • Then blend the sauce and heat it up in a pot, seasoning to taste with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and vinegar.
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  • Meatballs

  • Start by grating your onion on a grater (or chopping it into small pieces).
  • Place the meat mixture in a bowl and add salt and pepper.
  • Add the egg and stir. Then do the same with the oats and onion.
  • Finally, add the milk gradually (in other words: Do not pour it all in at once).
  • Let the mixture rest in the fridge for 15 minutes.
  • Meatballs
  • Shape the meatballs to your desired size (we use a tablespoon for this) and place them in the heated sauce.
  • Meatballs
  • Gently heat them for 15 minutes and the dish is ready to serve.
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  • Rice

  • For 2 people, we typically use a cup of rice and 2 cups of water plus a tsp. of salt.
  • Cook the rice in water with the salt for 12 minutes, then cover with a cloth and let it rest for 12 minutes.
  • They are ready to serve.
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  • Serving

  • Finely chop the remaining ingredients for garnish to add a bit more texture to the dish.
  • Place rice at the bottom of the plate and pour the sauce with the meatballs over it.
  • Sprinkle with apple pieces and chips and garnish with parsley.
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  • Meatballs in Curry