Grünkern Frikadellen
Vegetable burger patties made with green spelt flour, chopped onions, carrots and celery, breadcrumbs, and cheese. Served with mushrooms and a white sauce
Region Franconia, Bavaria,
Ingredients
- 100 g carrots
- 50 g celery
- 1 large onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 150 g green spelt flour
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 400 ml water
- 100 g hard cheese
- 50 g German breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp olive oil for frying
Instructions
- Peel vegetables, wash and chop into coarse cubes
- Put chopped veggies into a blender and chop briefly into very small pieces
- Heat butter in pan and braise vegetables lightly for about 5 monutes
- Add green spelt and oregano and braise for 4 more minutes
- Add water so that it just covers the vegetable, green spelt four mix. Add salt and pepper to taste
- Cook lightly for 5 minutes, remove from heat, cover pan with lid and let steam for about 20 minutes.
- Grate cheese in the meantime
- Pour the green spelt/vegetable mix into large bowl. Mix with cheese and breading. (For a non-vegan recipe, you can add 2 eggs at this point). Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. The mass should have a firm consistency. If it is still too soft, add bread crumbs.
- Form about 10 small Frikadellen (burger patties) and fry in olive oil until brown on both sides.
- Serve with mushrooms (cut lengthwise) and white sauce, hollandaise sauce or yogurt dressing. Add vegetables of your choice, buns, or salad.
