Meat Patties with Sauce & Pasta
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Meat Patties with Sauce


Denmark   -   Frikadeller

Makes:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
2-1/2 #
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1-1/4 hr
Yes
Tiny meat patties with a delicous sauce, good as side dish and especially to top Pasta.

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8
8
4
3
1-1/2
1
1/3
1/2
1/3
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1-1/2
1-1/2
2-1/4
1-1/2
3/4
1
1
1/4
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4

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oz
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c
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-- Patties
Beef, ground
Pork, ground
Shallots (2)
Flour
Half & Half Milk  
Egg
Allspice
Salt
Pepper
-- Sauce
Butter
Flour
Chicken Broth
Brown Sugar
Heavy Cream
Lemon Juice
Salt
Pepper
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Butter
Meat Mix   -   (30 min + 30 min chill)
  1. Chop the SHALLOTS very fine. Mix all Meat mix items very thoroughly - see Meat mix. It's best to do it in a stand mixer with the paddle. It should be liquid enough to be dropped into the frying pan with a spoon. Refrigerate it for 30 minutes .
  2. In a 10 inch skillet or similar, melt 4 T BUTTER and bring it to frying temperature. Regulate the temperature during frying so the foam that rises to the top doesn't go beyond light brown for the whole frying time. This will be between 300°F and 330°F (150°C and 165°C).
  3. In batches, drop soup spoons full of the Meat Mix into the Butter. Let fry until moderately browned on the bottom. Turn over and brown the other side. Scoop out and drain, preferably on a wire rack.
Sauce   -   (25 min)
  1. Clean the pan. Melt 1-1/2 T BUTTER over moderate heat. When it stops foaming it's ready.
  2. Stir in FLOUR until it becomes lightly browned.
  3. Start dribbling in BROTH, whisking steadily until you have a smooth thin sauce, then stir in the rest of the Broth.
  4. Stir in SUGAR and bring to a light boil over medium heat. Continue to boil until reduced by about half.
  5. Stir in CREAM and bring back to a simmer.
  6. Stir in Patties until well warmed.
  7. Serve hot
NOTES:
  1. Shallots:

      Some recipes use Onion, but Shallot gives a more sophisticated flavor.
  2. Meat mix:

      If grinding (UK mincing) yourself, run through the grinder twice. If using store purchased, I mix the two, set them on the cutting board and chop well with a sharp knife to make sure the meat behaves well.
  3. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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