A Friday night trip to Mr. Dunderbaks was supposed to fulfill my German quota for the weekend. I made extremely quick work of a vegetarian Reuben, pomme frites and potato latkes. Yet there I was, Saturday morning, still a-hankerin for some German foods. I found a recipe for Frikadellen, which is sort of like a German hamburger, on the Dunderbaks Facebook page and decided to work my veggie magic on it.
Frikadellen
-1 package soy crumbles
-2 shallots, diced
-1/2 baguette
-2 eggs (or vegan substitute)
-1 Tbs mustard
-1 tsp vegetarian better than bouillon (or 1 bouillon cube)
-parsley
-black pepper
-vegetable oil
1. Pour vegetable oil into a skillet and heat over medium low heat.
2. Mix the soy crumbles and shallots in a large metal bowl.
3. Rip the baguette into chunks and place in a separate metal bowl. Cover with water to moisten. Drain the water. Squeeze excess water from bread. Add the bread to the soy crumble mixture. Combine.
4. Pour the remaining ingredients into the soy mixture. Stir. Form the mixture into patties.
5. Place the patties in veggie oil and fry until browned (about six to eight minutes). Flip and repeat on the other side. Essen!
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I need to eat more veganized German foods. My great grandpa came over here from Germany back in the day, so I should honor those roots.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised the frikadellen worked without meat. Your version, however, looks and sounds delicious. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteBianca
ReplyDeleteI've never thought about German food because it is all meat. Only recently did I finally say let's give it a try.
Mary
Thanks! I wasn't sure how it would go either but it worked well. Now whether it tastes like the actual version or not, that is a different story.
Your meatless Frikadellen look fine! I will surely have a try.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the recipe!