bitterballen
Updated on Jun 21, 2019
This is the most popular snack food in the Netherlands. You get it about everywhere, in pubs, cafés, fast food restaurants and frozen in every grocery, but the home made version is by far the best and well worth the effort! Prep and cook times are a wild guess - I haven't made them yet and the Dutch recipe didn't specify any times. Prep time does not include the time for chilling, though.
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prep time
1 Hr 30 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Deep Fry
yield
5 (makes about 20 balls)
Ingredients
- 100 grams butter
- 150 grams flour
- 700 milliliters beef bouillon, cold
- 30 grams onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- 400 grams meat, cooked
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- nutmeg, to taste
- 50 grams flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 50 grams breadcrumbs
- oil, for deep frying
How To Make bitterballen
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Step 1First make a roux: Let the butter melt in a large pan, slowly add the flour, stir to avoid lumps, until you have a smooth paste, then slowly add the bouillon, stirring, to avoid lumps.
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Step 2Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
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Step 3Let simmer for several minutes, then add onion, parsley and the chopped cooked meat. The mix has to simmer until it becomes a thick, heavy sauce.
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Step 4Pour the sauce into a bowl and cover with cling film, let cool and then let sit in the fridge for several hours until the mixture has hardened.
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Step 5When it has hardened, place the 50 grams flour, the beaten egg and the breadcrumbs in 3 shallow dishes to make the breading.
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Step 6Take a tablespoon of the firmed up meat sauce, quickly make a ball, lightly roll through the flour, the the egg and the breadcrumbs sothat the whole ball is well covered. Place the ball on a plate and continue until all sauce is used up.
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Step 7Place the balls in the fridge and get a pan for deep frying ready with oil. Heat the oil to 190°C, then fry the balls until golden brown. Don't overcrowd, only fry 4 balls at a time.
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Step 8Serve with hot mustard.
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