How to cook authentic Norwegian Meatballs (NOT Swedish) & recipe

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei hei, I hope you enjoy this recipe. If you are interested in taking it a step further you can add chopped ginger to the meat cakes, and put some brown cheese in the gravy. Lykke til! Good luck!

[@dannyc.6744]

Pal. My wife is from Oslo. I will surprise her with this meal. I have seen other recipe's that include ginger and will take your advice there. Adding a bit of Ski Queen cheese to the gravy is an excellent suggestion. Tusen Takk!

[@billyshaddox]

Thank you Pal. I am American born and of Norwegian descent and I've been making this recipe for the past two years as a part of my family's Samhain celebration, in honor of my ancestors. It has become a family favorite. I'll be making it again next week. I hope to come to Norway some day, step foot on the land my family came from and explore Norwegian dishes like this in their place of origin.

[@norwaywithpal]

Hi there, you are very welcome! I'm glad to hear you enjoy the Norwegian meatballs. I hope you'll make it over here some day

[@corneliusdinkmeyer2190]

This is my exact wish as well!

[@maryvalentine9090]

My grandfather immigrated to the United States just before the turn of the 20th century. He came from Senja island, Norway. All cultural knowledge was lost because he wanted to become 100% American. He taught himself to speak English flawlessly and without an accent. I wish I knew more about what town he was from and so on and so on but he died in 1945 and is buried in Portland Oregon. His name was Hans Simon Wold. I’ll have to make this recipe in his honor.

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Mary, I think the story of your grandfather is similar to many others who immigrated. They wanted to adapt to a new culture, and leave their old one behind. If you know his birth date and also where in Norway he was born there is a good chance you can track him down. All church books, and records are available online at the Norwegian digital archive: www.digitalarkivet.no/en/

[@maryvalentine9090]

@@norwaywithpal I know his birthdate and I know that he was born on Senja. I don’t know what the name of the town was or what church “parish” he was affiliated with or anything. I know they were fisherman. I know my great grandfather‘s name and my great grandmother‘s name but I just don’t know where to begin because I don’t know what the name of the town was where he came from. Grandpa immigrated first and eventually his parents and siblings also immigrated. I don’t know what the situation was like for them in Norway but something motivated them to pull up stakes and make for the New World. Incredible. I knew his little sister, my aunt Lizzie, whose full name was Elise Magdalene Wold. It wasn’t until long after I was an adult that I realized that she was my great aunt and that she was actually from Norway. My grandfather was apparently a very interesting man. Not only did he teach himself to read, write and speak English fluently, he also taught himself to read and write Greek so that he could study to become a minister. Of course he was Lutheran when he came to the US, but while working as a wheat thrasher in Nebraska, He had a profound spiritual spiritual experience with some Baptists and changed his denomination to Baptist. Hans Wold was the first ordained Baptist minister in Tripp County South Dakota when South Dakota was still just a territory. My dad, Roland Wold, told me that grandpa had a black Hambletonian horse named Midnight that he hooked up to a buggy and rode a preaching circuit across the territory to preach the Gospel of Christ to people in those remote wilderness areas. Sometime after the turn of the century, and I’m not sure what motivated them, the family moved to the West Coast, to Oregon. At one point I discovered that his father and his mother and his little sister Elise were registered in a census taken in 1908 in Albany Oregon. They eventually, sometime or another ended up in Portland which is a ways north of Albany near the Washington border.

[@norwaywithpal]

​@@maryvalentine9090Thanks for sharing these stories about your family ancestry! I have done a lot of genealogy, and it is very time consuming, but can be very rewarding. Senja is not a big place, and compared to for instance Oslo there are probably not many parishes, so one just have to go systematically through it, parish by parish. That is what I have done with some of my ancestors. Sometimes I've had luck, and other times not. Btw.. the Wold name might have been changed from Vold. try this: www.digitalarkivet.no/en/search/persons/advanced churchbooks: media.digitalarkivet.no/en/kb/browse what was your grandfathers name and birth date?

[@cynthiahermstad7332]

Wow - small world... My mom was from Tripp County SD!! Been there a lot! My dad was born in Rapid City, SD. His grandfather was born in Norway, across the Trondheimsfjorden 💖 I went there, to the farm where relatives live 🇳🇴

[@corneliusdinkmeyer2190]

OMG!! My dads side of the family was from the tiny town of Quinn, SD!! It’s about an hour east of Rapid. My grandpa, Emil Kjerstad, came from Norway when he was a little boy!

[@camerashycats6312]

Im in love with norway 🇳🇴 And with you Pal ❤️ Great videos thank you ! Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks for watching my videos :D

[@InGodwetrust1979]

Thanks so much! I made it for Thanksgiving today. It tastes amazing! Have a blessed day.

[@norwaywithpal]

You are welcome! And happy belated Thanksgiving :)

[@adammiller4122]

Thank you for this recipe, as well as your Fårikål video. My Great Grandmother was Norwegian, her father immigrated from Gausdal, Oppland to South Dakota, America in the 1870s. I’ve been trying to connect more with Norwegian culture through cooking, your videos are very concise and informative. Tusen takk!

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks Adam! I’ll try make some more cooking videos :)

[@melodyneece9587]

Thank you for posting this video--cannot wait to try mushy peas!

[@norwaywithpal]

I hope you will like it! :)

[@nitemuller1966]

Norwegian meatballs, Norwegian waffles, Norwegian cheese, Norwegian cake. Everything in Norway tastes so much better!!

[@norwaywithpal]

hehe true, we do have some yummy food up here in Norway!

[@ninjabgwriter]

This is an excellent recipe! I made this and the kjøttkaker recipe from the North Wild Kitchen side by side as a taste test for my family, and even the ones who have sensory sensitivity to certain tastes or textures liked it! Overall I think this recipe was the favorite! A lot of fun to make, delicious, and fairly easy :)

[@martinez-nairfamily939]

Awesome!

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you!

[@stevenjohnson7086]

I think that looks absolutely great! Total ‘comfort food’ I am not sure what potato flour is, but maybe I can use ground up instant potato flakes. Tip: To make gravy easy to make, I take the flour and make a batter out of it first; maybe 40ml flour mixed very well into 100-110ml water, milk or cream in its own cup. When it is time to add it to the pan drippings, I will make sure the pan drippings are hot, and begin stirring. Then I pour the flour mixture through a screen directly into the pan drippings and keep stirring. It thickens quickly, and you can stop adding the flour mixture when you think the gravy is thick enough. That method really takes away the chances of lumps, and also reduces the wear on the Teflon coating from the wire whisk.

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks for the tip about the gravy! That's a really smart way to do it. Potato flour is basically potato starch

[@stevenjohnson7086]

@@norwaywithpal Potato starch or flour is not something I am familiar with; or vanilla sugar. That’s interesting :)

[@norwaywithpal]

@@stevenjohnson7086 hmm yes very interesting, do you not have a "flour looking" product made of potatoes in stores where you live?

[@stevenjohnson7086]

@@norwaywithpal No, I can’t think of anything like that. I had a Norwegian friend from Bardu who also mentioned potato flour and vanilla sugar. Neither of those products are readily available here in California to my knowledge. But we do have instant potato flakes, which are about the size of quick oatmeal / instant oatmeal. You add hot water and a little bit of butter and milk to get fairly / pathetic lame mashed potatoes. But we have a lot of products like rice flour, bread flour, whole wheat flour, and more.

[@norwaywithpal]

@@stevenjohnson7086 We got those potato flakes as well..hehe...

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

1:29 Why did you need to put the meatballs on paper?

[@Marsha7490]

The movie, I Remember Mama, brought me to you. I searched for the rest of the recipe for the meatballs mentioned. You didn't disappoint.

[@norwaywithpal]

Glad to hear that lawnlady :) Thanks for watching!

[@andreasnoraas1429]

Thank you for that recipe I’m going to try it this week this is Andreas Noraas from Virginia

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Andreas! Thanks for watching the episode, glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you'll enjoy your kjøttkaker as well

[@SacramentoLisa]

Oh, my gosh, Pål… I made this entire meal yesterday, and it was wonderful! I had it when we were in Norway for 4 weeks in 2019, but I think I liked your recipe better. Thank you so much for the recipe!

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Lisa, that is great. I saw your photo on Instagram :) And glad you got to try it out when you were in Norway, it's such a classic Norwegian dish!

[@EuroTravels99]

Thanks

[@coffeehubby]

I had to order lingonberry jam as no stores here have them. They did in Minnesota. I am looking forward to making this dish. My wife will probably make the brown gravy from scratch if I know her

[@norwaywithpal]

That sounds great! Having proper lingonberry jam really adds to the authenticity of this dish. Enjoy :)

[@MarievieJohannesen2017]

Hi from the Philippines🎉 Tusen takk for the recipe Pål 😊. My Norwegian husband is always happy every time I cooked your meatballs recipe he said its tastes like his grandmother's meatballs ❤.

[@norwaywithpal]

That's very nice to hear! Thank you :)

[@EuroTravels99]

Greeting from Australia… I will make these this week

[@norwaywithpal]

Greetings! I hope you’ll enjoy them :)

[@wms72]

My Dad always said to eat everything together. You (Presenter) resemble my son!

[@norwaywithpal]

Your dad was a very wise man 😎

[@wms72]

@@norwaywithpal We're a family of wise guys!

[@norwaywithpal]

@@wms72 😄

[@michaelhudecek2778]

Hello! New subscriber here! Great looking recipe!! Thank you!! Michael from New York

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Hei Michael! Thanks for subscribing:)

[@kristinjohnson1107]

Hei hei Pål. I made Kjøttkaker i brun saus tonight using your recipe. They were very delicious. My first time having them. definitely adding this to my repertoire. Tusen takk for at du introduserte meg for dette!

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Kristin! That is very nice to hear, and glad that you found them delicious :D Bare hyggelig, og takk for tilbakemeldingen din!

[@kimfortunato2144]

Thanks!

[@norwaywithpal]

Tusen takk! Thanks a lot :)

[@mma22456]

I made this the other day and it was delicious! I'm repeating today, and rather than watch the video five times again this time, I loosely transcribed the recipe (in case anyone else wants to make the recipe and wants it written down): Norwegian meatballs Serve with hard boiled potatoes and mushy peas, brown gravy, and lingonberry jam (recipe for potatoes not included) Meatballs Place ground beef in bowl with salt, potato flour, and fresh ground pepper, plus ground nutmeg. Add water gradually and work together into a smooth dough. Can use a food processor or hands. Dip spoon in water so meat won’t stick to it; start shaping meatballs with spoon. Not aiming for perfect golfballs; imperfectly round shapes are ok. 400 g meat = 7 meatballs (typical). Heat up butter on medium heat in frying pan . Move meatballs gently to the pan . Fry them for a few minutes and flip over now and then. When ready, will look lightly browned. Make brown gravy: Use same pan as meatballs Add butter; let it melt Add wheat flour and stir well so no chunks Keep stirring so it does not burn It’s important that butter and wheat flour gets a nice nutty brown flour, or you will have a white gravy instead of a brown gravy. Add broth to pan while stirring around. Let it heat up, then pour it into a pot. Add salt and pepper. Add meatballs to gravy: Then take meatballs and put them into the gravy. Simmer for 10 minutes while stirring now and then. Mushy peas: Small amount of broth in a pot; add the peas and some butter. Let it boil for a few minutes. Use a mixer to make pea stew. Serve together with lingonberry jam on the side.

[@mma22456]

Also, I modified the ingredients list so it will play nicely with a US-based cooking app such as Paprika for increasing the number of servings, etc (as they won't recognize the commas instead of periods, and a few other measurements that are difficult to measure with the measuring instruments mostly found in US kitchens): Meatballs/Kjøttkaker 400 grams or 14.1 ounces beef minced meat 1 teaspoon salt 0.25 teaspoon pepper 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 tablespoons potato flour/starch 0.6 cups water or milk (I used water) Brown sauce/Brun saus 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons wheat flour 4.25 cups broth (meat broth cube, or real broth) 0.5 teaspoon salt 0.25 teaspoon pepper Mushy peas/Ertestuing 1 package of frozen peas 400 grams or 14.1 ounces 0.4 cup meat broth ( made with meat broth cube) 1 tablespoon butter 0.25 teaspoon pepper Use lingonberry jam, but cranberries also work nicely. Hard boiled potatoes (plenty)

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you so much! I've pasted your text into the episode. Very helpful :)

[@norwaywithpal]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe, and thanks for the transcribe :D

[@MarkRobertsBlog]

We loved this! Made a wonderful Norwegian meal!

[@norwaywithpal]

Great! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@robertmurray9022]

Looks outstanding 🎉

[@TheCloudFactory]

I miss this - and enjoyed your video

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks :)

[@cynthiahermstad7332]

Hei Pål - thanks for this yummy recipe! I had this in Norway - so delicious. Tusen Takk 🇳🇴🍺

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Cynthia! You are welcome, glad you got to try it out in Norway!

[@corneliusdinkmeyer2190]

Fabulous!!!! I can’t wait to try this! So glad you included instructions for mushy peas too! Subscribing now! ❤

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you! Enjoy the kjøttkaker and ertestuing :)

[@daveyoung3825]

I made this yesterday, this recipe is perfect. Pål has a blog linked here, go to it and he has the ingredients, and other more authentic Norwegian recipes. Pål please make more videos for those recipes. Takk for this! And all the others.

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Dave, thanks a lot for your nice comment!! It's very inspiring, and I'll try come up with some more cooking videos soon :D

[@thelostone6981]

Hallo fra Utah! My mother use to make the best kjøttkaker and this makes me miss her cooking! You are a very good cook!

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei hei The Lost One from Utah! I try my best :) thanks for watching the episode!

[@jbkhan1135]

Looks fantastic! I will try these!

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks! I hope you will like them :)

[@lgfrades]

Looks delicious

[@norwaywithpal]

It is :)

[@tshansen]

Hahaha, I have to sit back and smile some of this video... the amount of details in the story telling here is just amazing 🤣 You have really gone all in with this! But most important, that is what's make the whole difference. So much to learn here. Great video again Pål. Nice to see you get some traction on your channel. Keep on making this, I really enjoy them. Cheers from Bergen

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks a lot, now you know what to cook up for dinner tonight! Btw. I plan a trip to Bergen perhaps in June. Maybe an occasion for us to grab a beer and talk KZbin etc :)

[@tshansen]

@@norwaywithpal Haha, I'm tempted to try it on my Trangia, as a adventure meal you can make in camp. will have to see how I could do that. Could skip the peas, but I have to look into this more. If I'm home I would gladly join you for a beer and talk video mate. Would be my honour. Make sure to send me a message and I will sort something out.

[@norwaywithpal]

@@tshansen That is a good idea! You could always pre-make the "dough" for the meatballs at home. The peas you can easily smash together with a fork after you've boiled them. And pick some tyttebær out in the forest and whip up some jam right on the spot.. again use the fork and add some sugar. Let's stay in touch about Bergen. I'll let you know.

[@hawthorned1]

Yummy looking and tasting dish Pål! Will have to make this up while watching you on Rick Steves Monday Night Travel tomorrow. We were in Tromso Norway in 2018 during Constitution Day. It was an unforgettable experience we will always remember.

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you Doug! I always say that the 17th of May is the best day of the year to visit Norway, so you were lucky. Nice to know you are going to watch the MNT tomorrow.

[@patrickbreezegarrett3962]

These look delicious and you described how to make them so easily. My kids and I are studying Norway next week. We will have to make these!

[@norwaywithpal]

Glad you enjoyed the video! They are actually really easy to make, and taste so good. My favorite comfort food :) Good luck on the cooking

[@norwaywithpal]

@Gus Erland we live and learn Gus, thanks for your input

[@norwaywithpal]

@Gus Erland That's what I figured. Also, only two mistakes and I assume the rest was correctly done. I'd say that is pretty good :)

[@VLADGOM]

Looks good and delicious ... Perhaps I will make it but using olive oil and some garlic 😎and onions too

[@norwaywithpal]

It’ll be something different, but I’m sure it’ll be tasty! :)

[@betsykociuba5809]

We grew up eating Norwegian meatballs and still make them often. I like to add nutmeg into the gravy as well as the meat mixture.

[@norwaywithpal]

Nutmeg in the gravy 👍👍👍

[@troyheffernan1261]

Looks great

[@user-sx5cw8rt8x]

My mother in law had passed away now and I want to make Norwegian meat balls for him to comfort him. We live in Finland.

[@wendyhamilton2696]

My goodness this looks delicious! I am familiar with Swedish meatballs, but I have never seen a recipe for Norwegian meatballs. I also have never tasted lingonberry jelly. I definitely want to try this! Thank you for sharing.

[@norwaywithpal]

It is quite yummy! Enjoy :)

[@kristenhunsbedt2615]

Yum! I think I’m going to make this later this week with agurksalat. We have a lot of cucumbers around here at the moment.

[@norwaywithpal]

Sounds like a great idea! I’m also used to eating fish with agurksalat :)

[@toms4899]

I love Norwegian meatballs and make them also and my favorite thing is lingonberry jam, I use it when I make Norwegian thin bread and I also found a recipe for bars made from lingonberry jam and they are so delicious. I no longer use cranberries, I use lingonberries for all kinds of meat that I prepare. I am so proud of my Norwegian heritage.

[@norwaywithpal]

Sounds great Tom! thin bread, sounds like Norwegian flatbrød? flat bread. I eat a lot of that :) and also lingonberries

[@Pepperknitpatty]

Hei Pål! Your Norwegian meatballs look delicious. I find Kjøttkaker different because they are much lighter, square shape instead of round, and not heavy like Swedish meatballs. I was expecting Bestamor & Bestafar to arrive in time to sit down for dinner 😊. Gratulerer on another great video. Tusen takk!

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you! And I agree with your description, much lighter than the meatballs. I actually made another portion yesterday when my dad came to visit. I hope to be able to cook it for Bestemor and Bestefar soon :D

[@jgirly30]

I made this entire meal tonight and it was delicious! Thank you for the video, Pål! 🙂

[@norwaywithpal]

Cool! Bare hyggelig, you welcome. I'm so glad you liked it :)

[@tristanfurman5914]

Me and my dad made these for dinner for my family and they were amazing

[@norwaywithpal]

Great!!! Nice to hear :)

[@espenvippen]

I use a little ground ginger and milk in mine.

[@norwaywithpal]

That probably enhances the flavor!

[@agarryking]

My partner, Gunnar, is from Kristiansand, he says the spice in the kjøttkaker should be allspice, and he does the allspice berries in a mortar and pestle, but quite honestly, I don't taste the allspice at all. When I ,make fiskekaker (or pudding, or balls) I definitely use fresh grated nutmeg! I'm going to enjoy your page.

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Arthur, allspice might be some local way of doing it in Kristiansand... Here in the Oslo area and eastern part of Norway, it's usually fresh grated nutmeg :) Thanks for watching the episode!

[@swedishmetalbear]

Hmmm this is evidence that it actually is a swedish recipe that has been adopted...

[@agarryking]

Probably a Farsund/Lista variation, Hah!@@norwaywithpal

[@rachelpare3780]

Very good presentation. Simple and easy to follow recipe for a quick meal.

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you Rachel, you should try it out, or I can make it next time I'm in Edmonton!

[@rachelpare3780]

@@norwaywithpal will definitely try it and will let you know how it turns out. Though might not be as good as your mom's...hahaha

[@norwaywithpal]

@@rachelpare3780 haha you would need to cook them for me and I will give you the verdict :)

[@rachelpare3780]

@@norwaywithpal hahaha...talking about pressure.

[@norwaywithpal]

@@rachelpare3780 🤣

[@me.Hungry]

This recipe looks very delicious my friend, thanks for sharing and stay connected!

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you! It's definitely worth trying out :)

[@kenya8235]

Thanks for sharing the recipe Pål! Can’t wait to try it

[@norwaywithpal]

You welcome! Bare hyggelig :) I hope you’ll enjoy the dish

[@daissmusic]

Awesome recipe friend!! 👍🏻

[@norwaywithpal]

Tusen takk :)

[@jxstin_sxntixgo9094]

I want to try this after seeing the Norwegian group M2M in a Disney videos on KZbin. Marit who is one of the members said she loved having this as a child when they were shown eating food

[@norwaywithpal]

Yea I bet she did, it's the favorite of many Norwegian kids.. and adults :)

[@MegansiCast]

I only have two pots. I'll have to use them for the mushy peas and the potatoes. Can I instead use the pan to simmer the meatballs and gravy together?

[@norwaywithpal]

Yes if the pan is a bit deep that should not be a problem!

[@fitandsavory]

I only can imagine how delicious this tastes! It looks good to. I will try this with some of the worms I use to prepare my recipes and see how it will be. Great video. Thank you...❤❤❤

[@norwaywithpal]

Cool! Let me know how it went

[@CamMMA]

hei, jeg lager dette til at det ser så autentisk og deilig ut (jeg er amerikansk, jeg skal til butikken akkurat nå!!

[@norwaywithpal]

Kult! Ja det er en veldig typisk norsk rett. Jeg håper du liker den :)

[@Pepperknitpatty]

Hei Pål! Your Norwegian meatballs look wonderful. I find Kjøttkaker are different because they are much lighter and not heavy like Swedish meatballs. I was expecting Bestamor & Bestafar to arrive in time to sit down for dinner 😊. Gratulerer on another great video. Tusen takk!

[@caligulite]

I'm gonna try your take on this as well... Never would have thought to add nutmeg... and have never made mushy peas in that way... Luckily we do have lingonberry jam over here at the local Ikea. I'm excited to try. Thank you.

[@norwaywithpal]

Cool! The nutmeg is quite important, it gives a lot of flavor. And Mushy peas is highly underrated, especially when made this way :)

[@bgreen95]

Looks absolutely delicious. Also love the color combo on the plate- green, brown, dark purple, yellow. will make them soon!

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks Ben, agree on the colors! And it all fits so well together flavor wise as well

[@BuckPalanger]

I can find tons of Swedish Lingonberry jam, from Finland and Denmark, but for the life of me I can't find Lingonberry jam made in Norway sold here in the US.

[@norwaywithpal]

Hmm I’m surprised.. Norwegian lingonberry discrimination 😅

[@Krolmis]

Looks awesome! Do you use always minced beef or is minced pork or 50/50 also okay for you?

[@norwaywithpal]

I always use minced beef (that’s what it’s traditionally made from), but would work well with a pork mix or just pork also, just would taste a bit different

[@awake144k]

Still on my Norway with Pål marathon! I even love your recipes! Saved to my Pinterest. 👍🤓😉 On to the next video...

[@nguyenthithanhngoc7581]

It is great!

[@ShannonMarieSV]

Hello! I have an old family recipe for these! Thank you for sharing this as well. They are very different from Swedish meatballs! I am always correcting friends! lol God Jul.

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Hei, thanks for watching the episode! Yep, very different than the Swedish ones. Some would also say they are better ;) God Jul 🎄

[@twelvesmylimit]

Thanks for the recipe!

[@norwaywithpal]

You welcome!

[@deendrew36]

This looks delicious! The only thing that made me cringe was the metal whisk on the nonstick pan! 🤣🤣

[@norwaywithpal]

Hehe yea big mistake! But no pans were hurt during the production 😅

[@RydRydiiiiiiii]

seems yummy. Takk!

[@norwaywithpal]

Vær så god! :)

[@Vinterfrid]

Looks like a nice dish (I have eaten it in Northern Norway). Actually it's served just the way we eat meatballs here in Sweden, with exception of the mushed peas. The gravy and lingonberry jam are essential. With that said - and I might be just a wee bit biased - nothing can compare to Swedish meatballs! There's of course a reason why our meatballs are famous in most parts of the world. Unnskyld, söte bror! 😉

[@norwaywithpal]

Hehe your meatballs are famous because of IKEA I guess ;) and I have to say that well made Swedish meatballs are very tasty, but so are well made Norwegian kjøttkaker

[@mariapatap]

Delicious!

[@norwaywithpal]

It sure is :P

[@js4190]

What do they typically feed the beef where you get it from?

[@norwaywithpal]

Grass/hay

[@gingereiss9099]

Can you suggest a vegetable other than mashed peas? I'm allergic to peas.

[@norwaywithpal]

Carrot and rutabaga stew would be good!

[@RollerRoy]

What kinda berry jam?? Would strawberry work? rasp? blue??

[@norwaywithpal]

Lingonberry jam. Strawberry or blueberry jam will not work, too sweet: if you can’t find lingonberry try cranberry

[@buddhababeoz]

I lost my mothers recipe book so I come here :)) from Australia

[@lymah_beanz]

“I pre-made some store bought broth” Hilarious! 😂 Looks yummy, will have to try it out.

[@norwaywithpal]

hehe, well it has to be "made" ;) Thanks for checking out the episode!

[@JustAnAverageGuy1985]

Thanks Pål for the recipe. This was a wonderful meal, somehow the meatballs become very soft. Do have you tips to prevent that? Is it perhaps to much water in the meatballs? (1.5dl)

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Chris! Great to hear you tried out the recipe. With 400 grams of meat, 1,5 dl should be about right. But some meat producers inject water into the meat, so maybe the meat you used already was a bit watery. Just me speculating though. Try reduce the amount of water and/or add a bit more potato flour. The meat cakes are supposed to be a bit soft though, softer than Swedish meatballs for instance, but they should of course not fall apart, and not feel watery. I hope that helps :)

[@JustAnAverageGuy1985]

@@norwaywithpal Thanks Pål i will try that. Looking forward to more of your recipes. :)

[@guypare3651]

Hey! well done! I can't believe I got to this you tube video before my wife did. Haha...

[@norwaywithpal]

haha, thanks & well done to you Guy, she is usually quite quick to comment :)

[@beatrizelenarojastabares6360]

I like that food ,delicious 😋✨

[@norwaywithpal]

So do I 😋

[@fernandez3841]

I'm half Norwegian (father) and want to make this, but I am allergic to wheat...any other substitutes for the flour for gravy without ruining the taste? Tusen takk

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Raulito, thanks for checking out the video. My girlfriend is gluten intolerant, so I've made it gluten free a couple of times. I've used the "gluten free flour" that one can by in the supermarket here, and it has turned out nicely. Good luck!

[@fernandez3841]

@@norwaywithpal 👍just subbed

[@Servant_of_Christ]

Dude, I will make those!

[@norwaywithpal]

Yea man, try them out!

[@blueghost4121]

Can I use cloudberries instead of lingonberries?

[@norwaywithpal]

Cloudberries are a bit too sweet , then I think I’d rather use cranberries

[@DovidM-s4c]

Yes. Norwegian meatballs are in brown gravy. Swedish have a creamy gravy

[@loidaloida4450]

Very healthy

[@myselfmiky]

Lovely dish and execution! The only difficult for me so far is the pronunciation of tyttebærsyltetøy! 😆 Thanks for another nice video og god dag! 🙂

[@norwaywithpal]

Thank you! haha I bet that can be a hard one to pronounce.. En god dag til deg også

[@sarahdahl5329]

Well I guess I know what I'll be making! I've actually have never heard of hard boiled potatoes, only boiled potatoes. :) We have been having Swedish meatballs each Christmas but maybe this year we should try the better meat cakes!

[@norwaywithpal]

Hard boiled potatoes is a term we use here about potatoes that are good for boiling without falling apart. But I realize I might invented a whole new cooking term for the English language :P Swedish meatballs are so 2020, 2021 should clearly be the better meat cakes ;)

[@greggiggle]

I always wonder how to get the potatoes like that

[@norwaywithpal]

Just boil them gently

[@pkoe1336]

What is that berry jam?

[@norwaywithpal]

It’s lingonberry jam 😋

[@filoksenosfiloksenos3169]

Nice recipe. But I wonder how tasty is the combination of peas and marmalade together 😀 . It seems strange, but I will try..

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks :) It matches quite well. Lingonberry jam has a hint of a sour flavor to it, and it goes well with the salt in the meatballs and peas!

[@CamMMA]

Love this recipe jeg likte og abonnerte

[@norwaywithpal]

Tusen takk!

[@Similas]

In Norway one can eat cardboard and be happy because of surroundings… 😂 Freeze dried food tastes like Michelin star restaurant dish here :)

[@norwaywithpal]

😂

[@VampyrMygg]

Hmmm... seems recipes vary a bit, as brunost is also an ingredient for brun saus from what I learned.

[@norwaywithpal]

Yes it can be! I made this brun saus basic so it's easy for everyone to make. But you can add brunost to get a richer flavor, I do it every now and then

[@NicknameGrant]

Alright I made these! It's delicious, but I think I made waaaay too much brun saus. Poured the entire 32 oz broth in and had a lot leftover after reducing it as much as I could. Maybe I need to make it again just to keep experimenting!

[@norwaywithpal]

haha one can never get enough brun saus. You can freeze the saus btw. And yes, keep on making it and try experiment with some brown cheese in the saus perhaps ;)

[@NicknameGrant]

@@norwaywithpal I actually did put some brunost in! Made it just a bit sweeter.

[@norwaywithpal]

@@NicknameGrant Nice! Yea it does, and a bit richer I think

[@norwaywithpal]

You can also add some chopped ginger to the kjøttkaker. Goes well together with the nutmeg

[@georgiahill444]

Coming for dinner, Pal!

[@norwaywithpal]

You are welcome! :)

[@emoni26]

What kind of jam?! I want to try this

[@emoni26]

Found it in the description! Thank you so much for this video ❤

[@norwaywithpal]

You are welcome 🙏 enjoy the dish! And the jam :)

[@sarahmcdowell7631]

Hi Pål! Nice video! I'm fond of your channel. I'm a Canadian in Norway. Can I contact you with a question?

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei Sarah, glad you liked it! Yes for sure, feel free to drop me an email [e-mail]

[@billbombshiggy9254]

Huh. I was told it was ginger and nary a word about nutmeg. I'll try this. Also I am totally perfect in every way. I'm like Mary Poppins, but with a foul mouth. :D Don't have lingonberry anything in my area.

[@norwaywithpal]

If there's an IKEA in your area you can find lingoberry jam there

[@alrush1234]

Your meat balls look delicious. You opened up my appetite.

[@norwaywithpal]

Let me know if you ever try out the recipe :)

[@alrush1234]

@@norwaywithpal I promise i will

[@norwaywithpal]

@@alrush1234 🥰

[@LukasWonderOfficial]

De Sierr got yummy pa Tommy bra job

[@ferr_nando_romero]

I love meat balls, this recipe looks nice, more recipes please.

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks Nando! I’ll try put out some more recipes :)

[@JoonesAdventuresOutdoor]

I miss my grandmothers køttkaker. But she never served brown gravy to the. She served with fried onions in “sky” I don’t know the English nor the Norwegian word for “sky” maybe it’s the same in Norwegian as in Swedish. She fried onions and køttkaker, always in real butter, in a skillet and than “boiled” it for a long time in the oven. When it comes to which meatballs that’s best between the Norwegian or the Swedish. I must say sorry.... to all Swedes but the Norwegian is best, at least the one my grandma made. 🇳🇴

[@norwaywithpal]

Hi there, sky = sjysaus, and the way your grandmother did it is quite traditional (and very tasty with the onion). Always real butter for sure! And you are completely right about Norwegian kjøttkaker being the best ;) Thanks for watching the video!

[@GuttenfraVrnes-mo9uv]

Hilsen fra Australia, Pål.

[@norwaywithpal]

Hei hei 👋