Recipes · German · Main Courses
Königsberger Klopse (Meatballs in Caper Sauce)
One serving has 629 kcal and 37 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (127%), selenium (85%), riboflavin (75%), niacin (72%), thiamin (71%) and phosphorus (59%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (485 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: High protein
- Contains: beef, celery, dairy, egg, gluten, pork, poultry
Ingredients
- 100 g Veal, ground, raw
- 60 g Pork, ground, raw
- 20 g Bread rolls, hard
- 20 g Milk, whole
- 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 200 g Chicken broth
- 10 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Flour, all-purpose
- 8 g Capers
- 15 g Cream, heavy
- 3 g Lemon juice
- 0.6 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
Method
- Soak the bread roll in the milk until soft, then squeeze out the excess and mash into the ground veal and pork with the egg, grated onion, salt and pepper; mix well and shape into small meatballs.
- Bring the broth to a gentle simmer in a wide pot, lower in the meatballs, and poach for 15-18 minutes until cooked through (no pink inside); lift out and keep warm, reserving the broth.
- Melt the butter in a separate pan, stir in the flour, and cook for 1 minute to make a light roux.
- Gradually whisk in the reserved broth and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Stir in the capers, cream and lemon juice, and simmer for 2 minutes more.
- Return the meatballs to the sauce to warm through, then serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 629 kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.6 g | |
| Water | 376 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.3 g | 4% |
| Protein | 36.9 g | 77% |
| Tryptophan | 0.41 g | |
| Threonine | 1.5 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.7 g | |
| Leucine | 2.8 g | |
| Lysine | 2.8 g | |
| Methionine | 0.86 g | |
| Cystine | 0.46 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.2 g | |
| Valine | 1.9 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 43.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 16.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.7 g | |
| Saturated | 19.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.89 g | |
| Cholesterol | 211 mg | |
| Calcium | 104 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.25 mg | 28% |
| Iron | 3.6 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 62.4 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.26 mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 413 mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 545 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 46.8 µg | 85% |
| Sodium | 1,451 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.7 mg | 58% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.78 mg | 71% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.82 mg | 75% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10 mg | 72% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.7 mg | 34% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.76 mg | 58% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 57.2 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3 µg | 127% |
| Choline | 169 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 173 µg | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 3.5 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 87 IU | 15% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 5.2 µg | 6% |
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
3.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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