Fricadelles with Raw Meat (Beef Patties)

Ingredients

• 800 grammes lean beef
• 500 grammes butter
• 350 grammes crumb of bread
• 4 whole eggs
• 25 grammes salt
• a small pinch of pepper
• a little nutmeg
• 125 grammes onions
• flour
• butter or fat
• a purée of vegetables

Instructions

1. Chop the lean beef together with the butter, the soaked and well-pressed bread crumb, the whole eggs, the salt, the pinch of pepper and the nutmeg.
2. Add the chopped onions cooked in butter and mix the whole well together.
3. Divide the mixture into portions of 100 grammes and shape them into flat cakes on a table dusted with flour.
4. Colour them well on both sides in butter or in fat.
5. Finish the cooking in the oven.
6. Serve with any purée of vegetables, or with a well-seasoned sauce such as sauce Piquante or sauce Robert.