Dutch Frikandellen

I had these in Amsterdam whilst walking around a market and promised myself I would make them one day. And so, a couple of weeks ago, on the night I made the Bitterballen - I also made an apple and potato salad and a plate of hot Frikandellen! These are skinless sausages that you can make at home. No meat grinder and no sausage machine needed. They are boiled and then deep fried.

These are absolutely not difficult to make and taste home-made and delicious! Give them a go.

Ingredients:

500g chicken breast
500g beef (I used stewing steak)
225g either pork meat or pancetta (I used a fatty pancetta)
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ground allspice
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp.salt.
1 tsp. ground black pepper
180ml double cream

small water/sofa bottle (empty and washed)

Method:

Put all of the above apart from the cream into a food processor and process until fine. Add the cream and process again until you get a raw sausage like consistency.

To make the sausages boil a large pan of water. Get the bottle and cut off the bottom end. Keeping the lid on for now, push the sausage meat into the bottle and find something that has the same diameter (bottom of a sherry glass?) to be able to push the meat out of the top. Remove the lid and push out a length of about 10 inches - use a pair of kitchen scissors to cut off the meat. The sausages will shrink in the boiling water to about 6-7 inches which is about right. Do a few more but not too many in the pan. Boil for 5 minutes and using a slotted spoon, remove from the water and drain on kitchen paper. Repeat until all the meat mixture is cooked.

You can, at this stage, leave until ready to fry later - or you can fry them immediately. Pour about 2-3 inches of vegetable oil into a deep pan and heat until a scrap of bread browns in a couple of seconds. Add the sausages, a couple at a time, and cook until crispy and browned. Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm while you do the remainder.

Serve in a bowl scattered with finely chopped raw onion with ketchup, mayonnaise and some soft rolls. Enjoy!!