Konigsberger Klopse Recipe

  German Beef

Ingredients:
1 roll
1 pound ground meat, mixed beef and pork
3 potatoes, cooked and mashed
2 anchovies, chopped
1 egg
flour, to bind
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup beef stock
capers
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt and pepper

Directions:
Soak roll in water, squeeze dry and break up. Add meat, potatoes, anchovies, egg and flour to bind. (Another recipe for these calls for diced onion also.) Knead mixture for 5 minutes; shape into balls. Tumble in flour and drop into salted hot water. From butter, flour and beef stock, prepare a light sauce. When smooth, add capers and lemon juice. Season and bring to a boil. Let meat balls soak briefly in this beore serving. Serve with potatoes.

Serves 4.

Konigsberger Klopse
 

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