Cape Malay Mince Frikkadel recipe (Meatballs)
Cape Malay Mince Frikkadel recipe (Meatballs)
This Cape Malay Mince Frikkadel recipe yields tender juicy meatballs that are delicious served as a main course with onion and tomato smoortjie, fluffy basmati rice or thick cut chips.
Recipe PDF
Equipment
Ingredients
- 500 g minced beef steak mince is preferable
- 80 g red and green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 125 g onion, finely chopped approximately 1/2 large onion
- 15 g fresh coriander leaves and stalks, finely chopped or flat parsley
- 15 ml grated garlic or garlic paste approximately 1 tablespoon
- 4 slices white bread
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 5 ml chilli flakes approximately 1 teaspoon
- 10 ml salt approximately 2 teaspoons
- 5 ml coriander powder approximately 1 teaspoon
Instructions
How to make frikkadels
- Break the bread into very small pieces or use a food processor to make fresh breadcrumbs.
- Finely chop the green pepper and onions.
- In a bowl, combine peppers, onion and mince.
- Add the chopped coriander (or parsley) and garlic and work through with your hands or a spoon.
- Add the bread pieces / breadcrumbs and the lightly beaten eggs and mix through to combine.
- Lastly add the chilli flakes, salt and coriander powder
- Using spoon or ice cream scoop, make golf ball sized meat balls and shape with your hands. Place it in a baking dish or plate until all meat balls are shaped.
- Shallow fry the frikkadels in a pan with about 2 cm of oil until golden and cooked through. This will take 5-7 minutes on medium heat.
- Serve the frikkadel with tomato and onion gravy, flat potato chips and rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 18gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 970mgPotassium: 362mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 545IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 3mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.
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