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Meatballs with brown shrimp from the Jordaan

Jordaan meatballs with brown shrimp

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A specialty of the working-class Jordaan district in Amsterdam: meatballs made with ground beef, North Sea shrimp, shallots, soaked bread, and nutmeg, all…

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Recipe from Mahjon99, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In the Jordaan district, many women earned a living by sorting shrimp: damaged shrimp were used to make fish cakes. During the war, these cakes often contained almost only shrimp.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$7.09 $1.77 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.69
  • $0.16
  • $0.05
  • $1.87
  • $3.81
  • $0.40
  • $0.03
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel and finely chop the shallots. Remove the crust from the bread and soak it in the milk.
  2. Melt 25g of butter in a frying pan and sauté the shallot for 3 minutes, then remove it.
  3. Squeeze the bread and mix it with the shallots, shrimp, meat, and egg. Season with nutmeg, pepper, and plenty of salt. ≈ 4 min
  4. With wet hands, shape 8 patties and roll them in flour. ≈ 10 min
  5. Melt the remaining butter in the same frying pan and brown the meatballs on high heat on all sides.
  6. Reduce the heat and continue cooking for 15 minutes, turning them frequently.

The bill

Jordaan meatballs with brown shrimp

  • 75 g of butter$0.69
  • one shallot$0.16
  • 50 ml of milk$0.05
  • 100 g of peeled brown shrimp$1.87
  • 400 g of mixed ground meat$3.81
  • 1 egg, beaten$0.40
  • salt and pepper$0.03
  • 50 g of flour$0.08

Total$7.09

that's $1.77 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 75 g of butter
  • one shallot
  • 2 slices of white bread
  • 50 ml of milk
  • 100 g of peeled brown shrimp
  • 400 g of mixed ground meat
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon of grated nutmeg
  • salt and pepper
  • 50 g of flour

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