Norwegian Medisterkaker Recipe
Medisterkaker is a traditional Norwegian dish consisting of pork meatballs. Although there are many recipes for these meatballs, they’re usually made with a combination of ground pork, flour, eggs, salt, nutmeg, ginger, milk, black pepper, and oil.
The meat, salt, and eggs are stirred until sticky, then mixed with the flour and spices. The milk is added a bit at a time, and the resulting mix shouldn’t be too firm. The mixture is shaped into balls that are fried in oil until slightly browned on both sides.
In order to finish the dish, the medisterkaker are typically cooked in the oven for about 15 minutes. On Christmas, these pork meatballs are traditionally served with pork ribs, boiled potatoes, sauerkraut, mustard, and lefse.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
1 2/3 pounds ground pork
8 ounces ground beef
1 T. potato starch
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup whole milk
butter
DIRECTIONS ON NORWEGIAN MEDISTERKAKER RECIPE
In a large bowl, mix the ground pork and beef with the dry ingredients. Combine well
Gradually add the milk. Form into oval cakes
Under medium heat, fry on all sides in butter, about 6 minutes total in a pan
Serve with pan drippings, boiled POTATO, and sauerkraut.
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