Norway > Recipes > Norwegian Cuisine > Fiskeboller

In Norway Fish Balls or fiskeboller/fisk-a-ball-ahr/ - is an everyday meal that is fast and easy to prepare, thanks to the tinned (canned) fish balls that most people always keep in a cupboard. However if you can't buy the canned fish balls, or if you'd like to make them from scratch, here's my recipe, which also includes the dinner party version.

What You'll Need

• 1 lb (1/2 kg) of firm white fish such as e.g. cod or/and pollock
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup (1 - 1.5 dl) milk or cream
• flour
• fresh basil and garlic - (dinner party version)

What to do

• Mix all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Leave in the fridge for a while.
• Bring a fish stock to the boil. (Use some you've kept in the freezer from a previous meal or use stock cubes.) For the dinner party version - add a glass of white wine.
• Use two spoons to make the balls (dip spoons in icewater inbetween each ball). Slide the ball off the spoon and into the boiling stock. Boil just one at first to see how it turns out. If it falls apart, add more flour. Boil a few at a time. They are done when they are firm. Strain the stock and use as a base for the sauce.
• Prepare a white sauce from a butter/flour mix and the stock. Add curry to the sauce and serve with boiled potatoes and boiled carrots.

For the dinner party version, prepare the sauce with white wine, and hold the curry. Serve with broccoli, pommes noisettes and slices of lime.