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Meatballs with Brown Gravy and Potatoes

Cooking time: 60 minutes
Servings: 4

Danish classic meatballs served with delicious, creamy brown gravy, tender boiled potatoes, and asparagus broccoli. A cozy and flavorful dinner that hits the taste buds right in the heart of Danish food tradition.

Meatballs with Brown Gravy and Potatoes

Ingredients

  • Meatballs
  • 400 g minced pork and veal
  • 2 tsp coarse salt
  • 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 onion
  • 150 ml milk
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • Oil and butter for frying
  • Brown Gravy
  • 20 g butter
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 200 ml milk
  • 200 ml potato water
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Gravy browning
  • Side Dishes
  • 1 kg potatoes
  • 250 g asparagus broccoli

Instructions

  1. Meatballs
  2. Mix the meat with salt
  3. Add breadcrumbs, egg, and milk and stir
  4. Finely chop the onion and mix it into the meat with the spices
  5. Let the mixture rest for 20 minutes
  6. Heat oil and butter in a pan and let the butter foam
  7. Shape meatballs and fry them over low heat for 5 - 8 minutes on each side until they are browned and cooked through
  8. Brown Gravy
  9. Melt butter in a saucepan, add flour and stir to form a roux
  10. Gradually add milk, potato water, and fat from the pan while constantly whisking
  11. When the gravy begins to thicken, season with salt and pepper, and add gravy browning to the desired color
  12. Side Dishes
  13. Boil potatoes in 3 tsp coarse salt for 20 - 25 minutes, remember to save the water for the gravy
  14. Boil asparagus broccoli
  15. Serve with meatballs and brown gravy

Meatballs with Brown Gravy and Potatoes

Dinner
Meatballs with Brown Gravy and Potatoes

Danish classic meatballs served with delicious, creamy brown gravy, tender boiled potatoes, and asparagus broccoli. A cozy and flavorful dinner that hits the taste buds right in the heart of Danish food tradition.

Posted on 7/26/2025

Servings

4

Total time

1 hour

Servings

4

Total time

1 hour

Ingredients

Meatballs

•
400 g minced pork and veal
•
2 tsp coarse salt
•
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
•
1 egg
•
1 onion
•
150 ml milk
•
½ tsp ground allspice
•
1 tsp thyme
•
Oil and butter for frying

Brown Gravy

•
20 g butter
•
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
•
200 ml milk
•
200 ml potato water
•
1 tsp coarse salt
•
Freshly ground pepper
•
Gravy browning

Side Dishes

•
1 kg potatoes
•
250 g asparagus broccoli

Instructions

Meatballs

1

Mix the meat with salt

2

Add breadcrumbs, egg, and milk and stir

3

Finely chop the onion and mix it into the meat with the spices

4

Let the mixture rest for 20 minutes

5

Heat oil and butter in a pan and let the butter foam

6

Shape meatballs and fry them over low heat for 5 - 8 minutes on each side until they are browned and cooked through

Brown Gravy

1

Melt butter in a saucepan, add flour and stir to form a roux

2

Gradually add milk, potato water, and fat from the pan while constantly whisking

3

When the gravy begins to thicken, season with salt and pepper, and add gravy browning to the desired color

Side Dishes

1

Boil potatoes in 3 tsp coarse salt for 20 - 25 minutes, remember to save the water for the gravy

2

Boil asparagus broccoli

3

Serve with meatballs and brown gravy


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