{"id":1697,"date":"2012-04-04T23:34:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T03:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/?page_id=1697"},"modified":"2012-05-04T08:10:37","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T12:10:37","slug":"norway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/countries\/norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the dinner my son Matthew said, “This is like eating at IKEA!” He meant it as a compliment, so I wasn’t offended. Well, maybe just a bit. I made smoked salmon roulade, meatballs with mashed potatoes, and almond cake. Sounds just like IKEA’s menu \ud83d\ude41 . Alex saved the day by adding that everything tasted better than at IKEA. I love my husband\u00a0but he\u00a0should have done better than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Norwegian Smoked Salmon Roulade<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I was excited about the idea of making a smoked \"Smokedsalmon roulade\u00a0because smoked fish is one of the traditional Russian appetizers but I’d never tried this recipe<\/a> before. It is pretty easy to make and can be very presentable (mine wasn’t as presentable as it should have been). I would make some corrections to the recipe such as cut the amount of horseradish sauce (it was a little too sour to my taste).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meatballs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meatballs were the hit with me and my guys. \"NorwegianThe meat was tender and flavorful and the sauce was creamy and delicious. I can see myself making these on a regular basis since they are so easy to make and love.
\nIngredients for the meatballs<\/strong><\/p>\n
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  • 2:1 proportion of ground beef to ground pork (I had 1lb of beef to 0.5 lb of pork)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup of breadcrumbs (I prefer panko)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup of milk<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 egg<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 medium onion<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp of salt<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 tbsp of sugar<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 tbsp of freshly ground ginger<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 tsp ground nutmeg<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 tsp ground allspice<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 tsp of ground white pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ingredients for the sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 1\/4 cup of butter<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 2 tbsp minced onion<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 3 tbsp of flour<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 3 cups beef broth<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 1\/2 cup heavy cream<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 1\/4 tsp white pepper<\/span><\/li>\n
    • salt and hot pepper to taste<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Step 1. Prepare Meatballs. <\/strong><\/span>Preheat\u00a0oven to 400 F. Pour milk in a medium bowl and add breadcrumbs. Mix and set aside until breadcrumbs are soft. In a blender or food processor combine an onion, an egg and spices. Combine breadcrumbs, spice mixture and ground meat and mix well. Create meatballs (about 1 inch in diameter) and arrange them in a greased baking sheet (make sure it has raised edges so the juices won’t run over. Bake for about 15-18 minutes.<\/p>\n

      Step 2. Prepare Sauce.<\/strong><\/span> Add butter to a skillet and set to low-medium heat. Let butter to melt and add onions. Saut\u00e9 onions for about 2 minutes or untill translucent. Add flour and mix. Continue to cook until the flour mixture become has lightly browned. Gradually add beef broth mixing constantly to incorporate and avoid lumps. Continue to cook until slightly thickened and add cream and spices. Add meatballs and heat (do not boil).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Norwegian Almond Cake<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is one tasty cake!<\/a> And flourless!\u00a0\"AlmondWhen I tasted it I\u00a0immediately\u00a0knew that I should leave any hopes\u00a0for\u00a0having the\u00a0leftovers to stay till the next day. I suspected that my husband\u00a0would wait\u00a0for me to fall asleep so he could have the rest of the cake\u00a0for himself. And I was right, of course. \ud83d\ude42 Well, I love my husband even though he ate the cake.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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