There are dishes which we associate with particular extras. In my home a joint of meat has always been served with potatoes and horseradish or mustard; frikadelles with carrot and peas; and fish with sauerkraut. Even though I can imagine that roast chicken is excellent with fried beetroot, I will automatically serve it with lettuce and cream, and pork chops with cucumber salad.

Cooking stereotypes, or if you prefer - traditions, are nice to follow, but without a bit of madness there wouldn't be so many interesting and surprising combinations. Today I would like to share with you another way to serve traditional frikadelles. Of course, hamburgers aren't my idea (which is a pity because the financial profits would let me sleep better) and I associate them mostly with fast food restaurants. In pictures they look beautiful, but in reality we often get a sandwich which looks like somebody sat on it. Try to prepare it yourself at home. Your children will be delighted with this kind of dinner.

Apparently, hamburgers should be made from beef. Each to his own. I prefer something more exquisite so I use turkey. Choose for yourself. You can bake the roll at home or buy your favourite. I chose a kaiser roll with sesame seeds because we like them the most.

Ingredients:
frikadelles
350g of mince turkey

1 small onion
1 clove of garlic
250ml of milk
1 egg
1 dry kaiser roll
1 teaspoon of herby pepper
breadcrumbs
salt
Soak the small kaiser roll in milk and squeeze lightly when wet. Dice the onion and garlic. Put the mince turkey into a bowl with the kaiser roll, onion, garlic and egg. Spice it up with the salt and herby pepper and stir thoroughly. Make burgers with the meat mixture, cover them in breadcrumbs and fry until they are golden and crunchy.

added ingredients:
4 rolls with sesame seeds.
4 slices of cheese
4 big lettuce leaves
4 big slices of tomato
8 slices of dill pickle
half a chopped onion
mustard and ketchup
Heat the oven up to 160C. Cover a baking sheet with baking paper. Cut the rolls in half and put them on the baking sheet. Put the frikadelles next to the rolls. Cover each one with a slice of cheese. Bake for 2-3 minutes to make the rolls crunchy and melt the cheese. Smooth the bottoms of the rolls with the mustard. Put the frikadelles, ketchup, lettuce leaves, slices of tomato, dill pickles and onion onto them. Cover with the second half of the kaiser roll. Serve hot, at once.

Enjoy your meal!

Try also:
My fisherman's burger
Cutlets from millet groats with chickpeas
Home-made hot-dogs