Frikadeller med rødkål&brune kartofler – Meatballs with red cabbage&browned potatoes

Instructions

Steps for meatballs:

1. Stir the minced meat with salt, grated onion, egg, flour, milk and season with pepper.
2. Form meatballs and fry them in oil, first on medium-high heat, finished on medium heat.

Steps for red cabbage:

1. Cut or slice the red cabbage and onion into fine slices.
2. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions until soft and shiny.
3. Add the red cabbage and turn well, sprinkle with a little salt.
4. Cut the apple into cubes and add it together with cinnamon, vanilla bean and empty stick. (Aka scrape out the bean, but also put in the stick)
5. Add sugar, cognac, vinegar, grated peel and juice from the orange.
6. Let the cabbage simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Add cranberries, redcurrant jelly and blueberries and stir well and heat well for a few minutes. Season the cabbage with salt and pepper. If the cabbage lacks sweetness, use honey, it sweetens and gives the cabbage a nice taste.

Steps for caramelized potatoes:

1. Cook the potatoes for approx. 12 minutes, in lightly salted water. Make sure they are cooked perfectly, in no way too much and not too little. 
2. Drain the water from the potatoes and peel them.
3. Put the sugar in a large pan. 
4. When the sugar starts to melt around the edge, add butter and ½ teaspoon salt. Stir well so it becomes smooth.
5. Turn down the heat, rinse the potatoes in cold water and put them in the pan. Turn the potatoes into the caramel and let them brown for approx. 5 minutes.