Ingredients for - Bitterballen
How to cook deliciously - Bitterballen
1. Stage
Make the bitterballen: heat a large skillet over medium-high. Add the oil, ground beef, and onion. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until beef is browned, about 8 minutes. Scrape beef mixture onto a plate.
2. Stage
Return skillet to medium-high heat. Add the butter and flour and cook, stirring, until combined and flour is lightly toasted, about 2 minutes.
3. Stage
While stirring, add the beef broth. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until very thick, about 1 minute.
4. Stage
Remove from the heat and stir in the ground beef mixture, onion, parsley, and nutmeg. Scrape the meat mixture into a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
5. Stage
Scoop and roll chilled meat mixture into balls.
6. Stage
Make the coating: Prepare breading station with three large mixing bowls: one bowl with flour, beat the eggs in another, and the third bowl with breadcrumbs. Coat each meatball in flour and shake off excess. Then, dip each into egg mixture and then into bread crumb mixture.
7. Stage
Heat 1-inch oil in a large cast iron skillet until hot. Working in batches, carefully place breaded meatballs in hot oil. Cook, turning halfway through, until golden, about 4 minutes. Remove as done with a kitchen spider or slotted spoon to a wire rack or paper towel lined plate and season with salt immediately.
8. Stage
Serve sprinkled with more parsley with mustard on the side.
