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Königsberg meatball, caper sauce

Königsberg meatball, caper sauce

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Meatballs made with ground meat, poached in a broth, topped with a creamy lemon and caper sauce, served with salted roasted apples.

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Recipe from Castelobranco, Rbwtexan (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Königsberg was the former Prussian city where the philosopher Kant lived, now known as Kaliningrad, located in Russian territory. Its meatball dish, poached in a broth, is served with a creamy lemon and caper sauce, alongside mashed potatoes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodPoaching
  • Estimated cost$13.43 $3.36 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people

Meatballs

  • $0.15
  • $0.28
  • $7.05
  • $0.03
  • $0.10
  • $0.35
  • $2.78

Sauce

  • $0.65
  • $0.65
  • $0.15
  • $0.10
  • $0.28

Service

  • $0.86

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the small bread into small pieces and pour the cream over them, drop by drop. ≈ 8 min
  2. Continue to sauté the finely chopped onion until it is softened.
  3. Combine the cooled onion with the bread and egg.
  4. Add the finely chopped parsley and anchovies (without the bones). ≈ 3 min
  5. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients, season with the specified spices, and taste the mixture. ≈ 4 min
  6. Form small meatballs (about the size of table tennis balls) and gently place them in the simmering broth, without overcrowding the pot.
  7. Cook for ten minutes over low heat.
  8. Use a slotted spoon to remove the meatballs and keep them warm. ≈ 3 min
  9. Pour the broth through a sieve into a pot.
  10. Add the cream (reserving 4 tablespoons of cream), and reduce the broth over high heat until it has reduced by half.
  11. Whisk the egg yolks with the remaining cream and pour into the broth.
  12. Stir until the broth is hot, but do not let it boil.
  13. Add the lemon zest and capers, then season with pepper. ≈ 2 min
  14. Return the meatballs to the very hot sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
  15. Serve the Königsberg meatballs with salted mashed potatoes. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Königsberg meatball, caper sauce

  • 1 large onion$0.15
  • 2 tablespoons of butter$0.28
  • 500 g of ground meat$7.05
  • salt$0.03
  • black pepper$0.10
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • 1 cup of broth$2.78
  • 2 egg yolks$0.65
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of capers$0.65
  • Grated lemon zest$0.15
  • pepper$0.10
  • cayenne pepper$0.28
  • Salted earth apples$0.86

Total$13.43

that's $3.36 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 stale bread roll, without a crust
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of sweetened cream
  • 1 to 2 anchovies
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • One small bunch of parsley
  • 500 g of ground meat
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • A pinch of cayenne pepper or hot sauce
  • One teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
  • A pinch of ground nutmeg
  • A pinch of ground cloves
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup of broth
  • 1/4 cup of sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of capers
  • Grated lemon zest
  • pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • Salted earth apples

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