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Meat forcemeat for pudding, balls and sausages

Erken's basic forcemeat: 1 kg beef, 1 liter cream (or half milk plus 200 g suet), 1 tbsp potato starch and 1 tbsp salt. The meat is scraped or ground 6 times with salt, the suet is added and ground 3 more times; the potato starch is worked in for 20 minutes before slow thinning spoon by spoon. Forcemeat for pudding is looser than for balls. Pudding is cooked in a water bath in the oven for 30–60 minutes; balls poach 3–5 minutes in stock, frikadeller (flat meat patties) 8 minutes.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 643 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

This is Erken's basic recipe for meat forcemeat, the backbone of Norwegian household cooking: meat pudding, meatballs and frikadeller. Before the meat grinder became common, the meat was scraped and rubbed on a board; Erken explains both methods and places great emphasis on slow thinning so the forcemeat does not separate.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the meat

    Dry the meat with a cloth wrung out in hot water. Cut it into slices along the fibers and scrape it on both sides.

  2. 2

    Grind

    If the meat is finely scraped and rubbed on a board, it need not be ground. Otherwise grind it 6 times together with the salt; then add the suet and grind 3 more times.

  3. 3

    Work in the potato starch

    Stir in the potato starch and work the forcemeat well for 20 minutes.

  4. 4

    Thin

    Thin with cream (and milk) one spoonful at a time, working well between each spoon. If thinned too fast, the forcemeat turns short and grainy. Half the liquid can be added by the time the meat has been ground 12 times; the rest is stirred in in a bowl. Spices are added at the very end.

  5. 5

    Rest

    If you let the almost fully thinned forcemeat rest overnight, you can usually add a little more liquid the next day.

  6. 6

    Meat pudding

    Forcemeat for pudding should be looser than for balls. Grease the mold and fill in the forcemeat to a finger's width from the rim. Cook in a water bath in the oven at about 175 °C (345 °F) for 30–60 minutes. If the pudding is to be reheated, set it in a water bath in the oven for about 45 minutes.

  7. 7

    Meatballs

    Shape the balls with a spoon and place them, one by one, on a flat dish with a little warm stock. Lower the dish beneath the stock in the pot so the balls slide off. Small balls poach 3 minutes, larger ones 5 minutes.

  8. 8

    Frikadeller

    Shape somewhat elongated frikadeller, treat them like meatballs and let them poach for 8 minutes in meat stock.

Changes from the original

Amounts are given in modern units (dl, g, tbsp). Suet is kept as an optional alternative; today only cream and milk are often used. 'Grind 6–12 times' is interpreted as repeated grinding on a fine plate in a modern meat grinder or stand mixer. Cooking time in the water bath is given with oven temperature.

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Til1914Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 643) → Modernisert~77% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
1 kg. oksekjøt 1 l. fløte, eller ½ fløte, ½ melk kg oksekjøtt (magert, uten sener). 10 dl fløte (eller 5 dl fløte og 5 dl melk). 200 gr. g nyretalg (valgfritt, ved bruk av halvt melk). 1 spiseske potetesmel ss potetmel. 1 spiseske salt (muskatblomme ss salt. 0,5 ts muskatblomme eller pepper, hvis man vil) Kjøttet tørres over pepper (etter ønske). Tørk kjøttet med kjøtklæde, opvridd et klede vridd opp i varmt vand, skjæres vann. Skjær det i skiver langs med trevlerne fibrene og skrapes paa skrap det på begge sider. Finskrapes sider.. Er kjøttet finskrapet og derefter gnides paa gnidd på fjøl, behøver man det ikke at male det; grovskraper man, maa kvernes. Ellers kvernes det males 6 ganger sammen med saltet, derpaa tilsættes nyretalgen, saltet; tilsett deretter nyretalgen og man maler kvern 3 ganger til. Nu irøres potetesmelet, til.. Rør inn potetmelet og farcen arbeides med dette arbeid farsen godt i 20 minutter; derefter begynder spædningen, idet man spæder 1 ske ad minutter.. Spe med fløte (og melk) én skje om gangen og arbeider arbeid godt mellem mellom hver ske. Spæder man skje. Spes det for raskt, blir farcen for farsen kort og kornet. Benytter man kvernen under spædningen, maa man være likesaa forsigtig. Halvparten av spædningen Halve spingen kan være tilsat, naar man har malet tilsatt når kjøttet er kvernet 12 ganger; resten arbeides i ved røring røres inn i en bolle. Krydder tilsettes helt til slutt.. Lar man kjøtfarcen omtrent færdig spædet staa den nesten ferdigspedde farsen stå natten over, kan man som regel tilsætte noget mere væske. Krydderier som pepper og muskat haves i tilsidst. Farce tilsette litt mer væske dagen etter.. Farse til pudding maa skal være løsere end enn til boller. Smør formen, fyld farcen formen og fyll farsen i til en finger fingerbredd fra kanten. Koker Kok i vandbad vannbad i ovnen ½—1 time. Naar ved ca. 175 °C i 30–60 minutter. Skal puddingen igjen skal varmes til bruk, maa opp igjen, settes den sættes i vandbad vannbad i ovnen igjen ca. ¾ time. Kjøtboller lages 45 minutter.. Form bollene med ske skje og kokes i kraft, de lægges efterhvert paa legg dem etter hvert på et flatt fat i med litt varm kraft; naar de skal kokes, dyppes kraft. Senk fatet under kraften i gryten, herved gryten så bollene glir bollerne ned; smaa ned. Små boller smaatrækker i trekker 3 minutter, større i 5 minutter. Frikadeller lages minutter.. Form litt langagtige, behandles ellers langaktige frikadeller, behandle dem som kjøtboller kjøttboller og smaatrækker i la dem trekke 8 minutter i kjøtkraft. kjøttkraft.

Note til Modernisert

Mengder er oppgitt i moderne enheter (dl, g, ss). Nyretalg er beholdt som valgfritt alternativ; i dag brukes ofte bare fløte og melk. «Male 6–12 ganger» er tolket som gjentatt kverning på fin skive i moderne kjøttkvern eller kjøkkenmaskin. Steketid i vannbad angitt med ovnstemperatur.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the forcemeat consist of?
1 kg beef, 1 liter cream (or half cream and half milk plus 200 g suet), 1 tablespoon potato starch and 1 tablespoon salt. Mace or pepper can be added if desired.
Must the meat be ground in a meat grinder?
No — if the meat is finely scraped and then rubbed on a board, you do not need to grind it. Coarsely scraped meat must be ground 6 times with the salt, then the suet is added and it is ground 3 more times.
Why must the thinning with cream go slowly?
The cream is added one spoonful at a time, with thorough working between each spoon. If you thin too fast, the forcemeat turns short and grainy. The potato starch is stirred in first and the forcemeat is worked with it for 20 minutes.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's 'Stor kokebok' (1914), page 643, in the chapter on butchering, sausages and forcemeats. The forcemeat is used for pudding, balls and sausages, and yields about 8 servings.

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