This recipe is for deep fried bitterballs which are not bitter. They are a Dutch snack served with bitters or any beverage. They are like croquettes. Sorry about the metricness. It is a Dutch recipe.
Ingredients:
25 g butter
2 tbs olive oil
75 g (3 big tbs) flour
a half cup or so of milk
50 ml chicken broth
200 g chopped (cooked) chicken meat
75 g chopped ham
salt, black pepper
1 egg
4 tbs bread crumbs
Heat butter and olive oil, stir in flour, then add chicken broth and milk (bit by bit) until (very) thick sauce forms. Simmer for 5 minutes then add chicken and ham. Add salt and pepper.
Spread on a plate and cool in the fridge then roll into “balls” and freeze.
Deep fry at 190 C for 4-5 minutes.
For beef bitterballs:
Use beef broth (or the gravy from the beef) instead of chicken broth
Use 200g of cooked stew beef:
Bake fresh stew beef chunks (spiced with salt and pepper) in 25 g butter until brown; add 3 cups (300 ml at least) of water and simmer at low temperature until meat falls apart (3.5 hours).
Probably you don’t need the ham.
For shrimp bitterballs:
Use fish broth instead of chicken broth.
Use 125 whole small shrimps and 75 chopped ones.
Add 100 g chopped champignons and 1 tbs chopped parsley.
Use somewhat less milk and add 2 tbs of white wine.
-Vince Berk