Bitterballen

Bitterballen are a savoury Dutch meat-based snack, typically containing a mixture of beef (minced or chopped), beef broth, flour and butter for thickening, parsley, salt and pepper. This is also called ragout. Some recipes also include nutmeg and/or curry powder. The ingredients are combined and cooked, then refrigerated so the mixture can firm up. Once firm, the filling is then rolled into balls roughly 3 cm in diameter, and battered in a breadcrumb, milk and egg mixture and deep-fried. They are typically served with a ramekin or small bowl of mustard for dipping.Popular on Dutch pub menus, "bitterballen" are very similar to "kroketten" in their ingredients and preparation/cooking methods, as well as flavour, though "kroketten" have a distinct oblong sausage shape, with a similar diameter, so kroketten are larger.

External links

* [http://koffieklets.com/europa/neder/rec1.html Koffieklets - Nederlandse Recepten - Bitterballen] - A simple "bitterballen" recipe (in Dutch)
* [http://www.gratisrecept.nl/recept/zelf-kroketten-of-bitterballen-maken.php Zelf kroketten of bitterballen maken] - A "kroket" recipe easily adapted to "bitterballen" (in Dutch)