Finnish Lihapullat REINDEER Recipe Meatballs -or- Fine Dining Ravintola (Restaurant) Presentation

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner and healthier, while ground pork is often less expensive.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber and are a healthier binder.

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while adding creaminess.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + seasoning

Vegetable broth is lighter and can be made at home.

Weigh out 30 grams of breadcrumbs into a bowl.

Add half a teaspoon of white pepper corns, a few whole allspice berries, and half a dozen juniper berries to the breadcrumbs.

Add 22 grams of finely minced shallots, 1 egg yolk, and 1 ounce of cream to the breadcrumb mixture and stir until homogeneous.

Cut 180 grams of fresh reindeer meat into pieces for grinding.

Add frozen butter cubes to the meat and feed it through a meat grinder.

Mix the ground reindeer meat with the breadcrumb mixture until well combined.

Roll the mixture into meatballs.

Boil potatoes until soft, then mash them with a spoon of sour cream and an egg yolk, adding a dash of salt.

Use a silicone mold to layer mashed potatoes at the bottom, followed by the reindeer meat.

Slice peeled carrots and arrange them in the mold around the meat and potatoes.

Cooking Techniques

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