German Frikadellen recipe anyone can handle. Frikadellen are very popular in German cuisine and are often prepared bite-sized and served with radishes, mustard and open-faced chives sandwiches (Schnittlauchbrot) in beer gardens across Bavaria.
½loaf German Farmer's bread or sourdough breadsliced for sandwiches
1-2bunch chiveschopped very fine
2-3tablespoonsoftened butter
For Radish Snack (optional)
1daikon radish
1bunch red radishes
1teaspoonchopped chives
Instructions
For Frikadellen
In a bowl of water soak the bread roll/bun.
In about 20 minutes squeeze out all the water and crumble in a mixing bowl.
While the bread is soaking heat the 1 tablespoon cooking oil in a pan over medium heat and saute the onions until they soften. Set aside to cool them down.
Add the chopped parsley to the crumbled roll, add the cooled softened onions, add the ground meat, the egg, the mustard, salt and pepper, paprika and marjoram and mix well.
Shape into large patties or smaller bite-sized meatballs.
Heat the cooking oil in a cast iron skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the patties or meatballs and quickly turn them, then reduce the heat to medium and fry until cooked, turning once. For larger patties allow 4-5 minutes per side, for smaller meatballs about 2-3 minutes per side, depending on their size.
Serve with the radishes, mustard and Schnitlauchbrot.
For Schnittlauchbrot (optional)
Butter the slices of bread.
On a plate spread the finely chopped chives and press each buttered bread slice onto them, face down, so that the chives stick to the buttered surface.
You now have small open-faced chives sandwiches. Carefully slice in half and serve.
For Radish (optional)
Clean the red radishes thoroughly and slice thin.
Peel the daikon and using a spiralizer or a potato peeler create thin spirals or shavings. Flavor with a few grains of sea salt and sprinkle with chives.
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Notes
This recipe yields 8 large frikadellen patties or about 20 small meatballs.The Schnittlauchbrot (open faced chives sandwich is a traditional accompaniment to small frikadellen. So are the radishes.