Königsberg meatballs

Name: Königsberg meatballs
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 small onion; 1 TEASPOON + 25 g butter or margarine; 3 discs White bread; 4 Anchovy fillets in brine; 7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1/2 untreated lemon; 1 egg (size M); 500 g mixed minced meat; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 250 g Long grain rice; 2 l Beef broth (instant); 1 collar Parsley; 30 g Flour; 150 g Whipped cream; 1 jar (30 g) Capers; 4 Caper apples for garnishing

AUTHOR
Shirley Vincent

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
45 mins

TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1 small onion
1 TEASPOON + 25 g butter or margarine
3 discs White bread
4 Anchovy fillets in brine
7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1/2 untreated lemon
1 egg (size M)
500 g mixed minced meat
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
250 g Long grain rice
2 l Beef broth (instant)
1 collar Parsley
30 g Flour
150 g Whipped cream
1 jar (30 g) Capers
4 Caper apples for garnishing

Directions

1
Peel and finely chop the onion. Melt 1 teaspoon of fat in a pan. Fry the onion in it. Let it cool down. Cut the crust off the white bread. Soak bread in water, squeeze out well.
2
Cut anchovies finely. Add onion, lemon zest, anchovies, bread and egg to the mince. Season with salt and pepper. Knead everything well. Cook rice in 700 ml boiling salted water for 18-20 minutes. Form 16 meatballs from the minced meat mixture. Bring the stock to the boil and let the meatballs simmer for about 5 minutes. Measure 350 ml stock and put aside. For the sauce, melt 25 g fat in a frying pan, sauté the flour in it and stir with the measured stock and cream until smooth. Cook the sauce for about 5 minutes and season with caper water. Season with salt and pepper.
3
Form 16 meatballs from the minced meat mixture. Bring the stock to the boil and let the meatballs simmer for about 5 minutes. Measure 350 ml stock and put aside. For the sauce, melt 25 g fat in a frying pan, sauté the flour in it and stir with the measured stock and cream until smooth. Cook the sauce for about 5 minutes and season with caper water. Season with salt and pepper. Warm the meatballs and capers in the sauce. Wash parsley, dab dry and chop finely. Drain rice and mix with parsley. Arrange Königsberger meatballs on plates and garnish with caper apples. Add rice
4
Warm the meatballs and capers in the sauce. Wash parsley, dab dry and chop finely. Drain rice and mix with parsley. Arrange Königsberger meatballs on plates and garnish with caper apples. Add rice