Dutch Fried Meatballs Bitterballen Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1 cup All purpose flour
• 3 cups Beef broth
• 3 tbsp Parsley

  chopped
• 1 Medium Onion

  minced
• 1 lb Lean ground beef
• 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 tsp Black pepper
• 1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup All Purpose flour
• 3 Eggs

  beaten
• 1 cup Bread crumbs
• Vegetable oil

  for frying

Instructions

• 1 In a large skillet melt the butter over medium heat. When the butter has melted,
  add flour, a little at a time, whisking it until it transforms into a thick
  roux.
• 2 Slowly whisk in the beef broth. The roux should be smooth and velvety. Simmer
  the gravy for a few minutes then add parsley, onion, and ground beef. Stir then
  season with the salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• 3 Transfer the beef mixture to a container and refrigerate for several hours until
  the gravy has solidified. You can refrigerate overnight, but 3 or 4 hours will
  do.
• 4 Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a shallow bowl add the flour, in
  another bowl add the beaten eggs. Add bread crumbs to a small plate.
• 5 Shape the meat mixture into 1 inch meatballs. Place the balls on one of the
  prepared baking sheets.
• 6 Roll the balls first through flour, then eggs, then finally bread crumbs. Place
  these meatballs on the other prepared baking sheet. Once finished, place the
  baking sheet with the meatballs in the fridge until ready to deep fry.
• 7 In a large Dutch oven, wok or deep fryer, add vegetable oil. 2 inches of oil
  should suffice. Heat the oil to 375 F degrees.
• 8 Fry the bitterballen 6 at a time until golden brown, approximately 4 to 5
  minutes. If you have enough oil in your fryer the meatballs will float to the
  top when fully cooked. Continue the process until all of the meatballs have been
  fried.
• 9 Serve hot with your favourite mustard for dipping.

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