Frikadeller - Meatballs With Salt Pork

These are so good and moist, and are a favorite dish of Denmark. They are traditionally served with Persille Sauce - Parsley Sauce. Posted for ZWT'06.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  onion, minced
• 3⁄4 lb  salt ground pork (you can do this in the food processor)
• 1  lb  ground chuck
• 1  hard crusted  roll
• 2  cups milk
• 5  eggs
• 1  cup  cracker crumbs or 1  cup  dry breadcrumbs
•  salt
•  pepper
• 1  cup butter

Directions

1. Mix onion with salt pork and ground chuck.
2. Soak hard roll in milk.
3. Mix with the meats breaking up the roll to distribute through the mixture.
4. Beat 4 eggs and add to the meat mixture.
5. Shape into balls or small patties.
6. Beat remaining egg, mix with bread or cracker crumbs and coat the meat balls with this mixture.
7. Salt and pepper each meatball.
8. Fry in melted butter turning to brown on all sides evenly.
9. Serve with Persille Sauce (Recipe #171800).