Description
Scrumptious meatballs for a snack or with a drink. Made with minced meat from Norwegian deer and spiced with cardamom, a huge favorite here in Scandinavia.
Make a lot, as they will be gone in no time.
Ingredients
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For the meat balls:
- 700 grams venison
- 1 big carrot
- 1 big onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 egg
- plenty of oats
- 2 table spoons of white vinegar
Spice mix:
- 6 cardamoms
- 3 cloves
- 12 whole black peppercorns
- 10 grams salt
Instructions
- Prepare the spice mix in a mortar and pestle. I take out the shells of the cardamoms and only use the inner seeds.
- Cut the onion and carrot into small pieces. Cut the garlic very fine.
- Put onion, carrot and garlic with some olive oil in a pan and gently cook them until soft.
- Use an immersion blender to grind the soft onions, carrots and garlic to a paste.
- Now take a big bowl and put in the meat, egg, vinegar and plenty of oats.
- Mix by hand.
- Put the meat ball mix in a food processor and give it a few pulses (I use my Magimix XL for this) till you get the consistency as seen in the picture.
- Prepare a baking tray and line it with parchment paper.
- Set the oven to pre-heat to 170 degrees Celsius or 350 Fahrenheit.
- Now it is time to get your hands dirty. The meat mix will feel light and sticky. If you feel it is too soft add more oats or some bread crumbs or cornstarch. You can wet your hands with a little water to avoid the balls sticking too much
- Make the meatballs and put them on the baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake them in the oven for about 20 minutes. Check one and cut it in half to see whether they are all done on the inside. If not, give them a few more minutes.
- Serve hot or cold with home made mustard mayonnaise
- Håper det smaker!
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: World