BITTERBALLEN

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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...

Provided by Marion Wilting

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 13

100 g butter
150 g flour
700 ml beef bouillon, cold
30 g onion, chopped
1 Tbsp parsley, chopped
400 g meat, cooked
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
nutmeg, to taste
50 g flour
2 eggs, beaten
50 g breadcrumbs
oil, for deep frying

Steps:

  • 1. First 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.
  • 2. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
  • 3. Let 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.
  • 4. Pour 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.
  • 5. When it has hardened, place the 50 grams flour, the beaten egg and the breadcrumbs in 3 shallow dishes to make the breading.
  • 6. Take 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.
  • 7. Place 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.
  • 8. Serve with hot mustard.

Muhamed Naimudeen
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I've made these bitterballen several times now and they are always a hit! The recipe is easy to follow and the results are always delicious.


Fish fisho
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These bitterballen were so good! The filling was so flavorful and the breading was perfectly crispy. I will definitely be making these again.


Moudy Amr
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I made these bitterballen for my family and they loved them! The filling was creamy and flavorful, and the breading was crispy and golden brown. I will definitely be making these again.


Basitraufawan789
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These bitterballen were amazing! The filling was so flavorful and the breading was perfectly crispy. I will definitely be making these again.


Nyika Zsuzsa
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I've made these bitterballen several times now and they are always a hit! The recipe is easy to follow and the results are always delicious.


Suraiyaakter
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These bitterballen were so good! The filling was so flavorful and the breading was perfectly crispy. I will definitely be making these again.


mbatya sulaiman
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I made these bitterballen for my family and they loved them! The filling was creamy and flavorful, and the breading was crispy and golden brown. I will definitely be making these again.


Aniyah Ridgebear
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These bitterballen were amazing! The filling was so flavorful and the breading was perfectly crispy. I will definitely be making these again.


bessard johnmarquis
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I've made these bitterballen several times now and they are always a hit! The recipe is easy to follow and the results are always delicious.


Shehzada Bali wais
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These bitterballen were so good! The filling was so flavorful and the breading was perfectly crispy. I will definitely be making these again.


THUNDERPICKLE07
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I made these bitterballen for my family and they loved them! The filling was creamy and flavorful, and the breading was crispy and golden brown. I will definitely be making these again.


Muhmmad zeeshan Arif
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These bitterballen were amazing! The filling was so flavorful and the breading was perfectly crispy. I will definitely be making these again.


Corina Castillo
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I've made these bitterballen several times now and they are always a hit! The recipe is easy to follow and the results are always delicious.


Uzair Janu
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These bitterballen were so good! The filling was creamy and flavorful, and the breading was crispy and golden brown. I will definitely be making these again.


James Chikoore
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I made these bitterballen for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. The recipe was easy to follow and the results were amazing.


Rofiar Wunmi
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These bitterballen were absolutely delicious! The filling was rich and flavorful, and the breading was perfectly crispy. I will definitely be making these again.