How to make them yourself: Frikandel rolls

YouTube phenomenon Nick Toet says: enough with all those complicated instructions—just cook the way it’s meant to be done; without any fuss and to your own taste. It should hit that one spot that makes you say, ‘oh my god, I’ve never eaten this well before.’ And you’ll find exactly those recipes in Eating with Nick. For example, make these crispy and juicy frikandel rolls—so delicious!

Nick: “During the break, I often walked to Witte de Withstraat to go to the supermarket, because every day at precisely eleven they baked the frikandel rolls fresh there. So I’d walk back to school with three frikandel rolls and two cans of energy drink to enjoy this culinary masterpiece. Fun-frikandel-roll fact (well known among enthusiasts): afterwards, you really do burp wonderfully…”

How to make the frikandel rolls

• Put the meat in the freezer for about 45 minutes and make sure it is lightly frozen.
• Mix the spices with the salt. Remove the meat from the freezer, cut it into pieces and put it in the food processor.
• Add the spices and breadcrumbs and let it blend like hell. You have now made a ‘farce’: a fine meat paste.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap on your work surface. Shape the farce into a 17-centimeter-long sausage and roll it out evenly on the plastic wrap. Fold the plastic wrap over the meat and close it, squeezing the ends together while twisting the plastic. Make 8 frikandels this way.
• Heat a pan with plenty of water to 70 °C. Add the frikandels and gently poach them for 15 minutes. Remove them from the pan, take off the plastic wrap and leave them to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 220 °C.
• Take 2 pieces of puff pastry and roll them out until they are just slightly longer than the frikandel. Spread one sheet with curry and place a frikandel on top. Place the other piece of puff pastry on top and seal all the edges with a little beaten egg. Press down with a fork. Brush the top with egg as well and make a few cuts in the top with a knife.
• Place the roll on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Make 4 frikandel rolls this way.
• Bake the frikandel rolls for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.

Title: Eating with Nick
Author: Nick Toet
Price: €25
Publisher: Carrera

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