Recipes · Danish · Main Courses
Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs)
One serving has 569 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (93%), thiamin (85%), selenium (82%), niacin (58%), riboflavin (57%) and phosphorus (54%). Ready in 27 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 12 min
- Makes: 1 serving (264 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef, dairy, egg, gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 100 g Pork, ground, raw
- 50 g Veal, ground, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 15 g Flour, all-purpose
- 30 g Milk, whole
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 1.2 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
- 0.2 g Allspice
Method
- Grate or finely chop the onion and mix it with the ground pork and veal, flour, milk, egg, salt, pepper and allspice until light and well combined; let the mixture rest for 10 minutes.
- With two spoons dipped in cold water, shape the mixture into 3-4 oval patties.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the patties for about 5 minutes per side until deep golden and cooked through with no pink juices (74 °C / 165 °F).
- Lower the heat for the last few minutes if they are browning too quickly, to make sure they cook through.
- Serve hot with boiled potatoes and braised red cabbage or a simple gravy.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 569 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 16.1 g | |
| Water | 170 mL | |
| Fiber | 1 g | 3% |
| Protein | 32.3 g | 67% |
| Tryptophan | 0.39 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.81 g | |
| Cystine | 0.43 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.4 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.8 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 41 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 16.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.7 g | |
| Saturated | 17.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.36 g | |
| Cholesterol | 218 mg | |
| Calcium | 82.4 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.15 mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 47.7 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.2 mg | 11% |
| Phosphorus | 377 mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 528 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 45.3 µg | 82% |
| Sodium | 624 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.1 mg | 51% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.94 mg | 85% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.63 mg | 57% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.1 mg | 58% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.6 mg | 32% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.7 mg | 54% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 53.4 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.2 µg | 93% |
| Choline | 130 mg | 31% |
| Vitamin A | 138 µg | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 3 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 61.3 IU | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 0.85 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 2.2 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
2.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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