There were several people who suggested we make a full kjøttkaker meal rather than just the kjøttkaker and lefse, but my wife really doesn’t like cabbage. However, it was amazing! I know this didn’t end up being purely traditional, but what it did end up being was delicious. We’ve made dishes from quite a few countries at this point and this was our favorite. We had some friends over while we made it and they loved it as well and wasn’t us to make them again soon. Who knew? Nutmeg in meatballs. Absolutely genius! Tell your ancestors thank you. And thanks to everyone for the advice.
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A bit unconventional with the lefse, but I’d eat the heck out of that anyways!
Those are some unique looking lefser, very chunky, and a creative pairing. Would have swapped those out with potatoes and lingonberry jam to make it a more common Norwegian meal. But if it tasted good, that’s all that really matters. Thumbs up.
I think you’ve mistaken pancakes for lefse. They are not the same thing.
It is easy to cook norwegian:
1)Don’t use any seasoning
2)Brown sauce, put it on everything , absolutely everything
Looks a little skimpy on the gravy.
Looks delicious!
Looks pretty good.
Thas not traditional thas an monstrosity. An pancakes are not the same as lefse.
kjøttkaker og lefse!? wtaf
Next you’ll be putting hotdogs in pancakes and drizzle leverpostei mixed with makrell i tomat over them
Sorry, but whaaat? 🙈 are those “lapper” (kinda pancakey) on the same plate as the kjøttkaker?
That is an odd combination, lol. You get gravy on them! It is supposed to be jam. They are a sweet treat, not part of dinner.
But the gravy and kjøttkaker looks spot on by themselves. Missing potatoes, carrots, and lingonberry, but that’s okay.
I’m glad you like it but that’s the weirdest looking plate I’ve ever seen
It looks like you had American pancakes in mind when making the lefser
… what…?
I don’t think anyone would recognize that as a Norwegian dish, but I’m glad you liked it either way!
Gotta respect the commitment to the joke. Not just inventing a new dish and claiming its “traditional Norwegian food”, but also going through with actually making it for the memes.
Good job!
What the!?
Listen, if you want the best brown sauce put a bit of brunost in it. Enjoy your new brown sauce life
Glad you enjoyed it, but please don’t introduce this to people as “traditional Norwegian food” ever again.
A classic combination would be to instead serve them with regular boiled potatoes, green pea stew and boiled carrots.
Cabbage? The traditional thing to have is potatoes and lingonberry jam. I like to have some boiled carrot on the side as well. But happy you liked it, even if it is an odd pairing 🙂
I’ve been wracking my brain wondering about what to make for dinner, and here it is!
Thanks, OP.
Bro you have kjøttkaker or lefse, not both you uncultured heathen. Also no potatoes or makaroni or cabbage. 3/10
I’m Norwegian, and I eat Lefse maybe once a year. For breakfast the morning after Christmas, where it’s stuffed with pork leftovers from the Christmas dinner.
The meatballs are usually served with boiled potatoes, carrots, brown sauce and a macaroni stew.
You were warned in your original post 11 days ago that this isn’t a Norwegian dish, yet you still went through with it and posted it back on the Norwegian subreddit…?
An untraditional and strange pairing to be sure 😂. Where I’m from it’s more commonly served with boiled/steamed vegetables, potatoes, brown sauce and lingonberryjam 😁 maybe stewed cabbage if you’re feeling fancy 😊
If it taste good, no one can really say you shouldn’t make it, but lefse with kjøttkaker? No Norwegian ever did that.
A proper Norwegian kjøttkake dish: **Kjøttkaker, boiled potatoes(can be mashed if you want), brown gravy.**
Optional addons that are normal: **Sauerkraut, lingonberries.**
It looks amazing
I don’t think they are a normal combo
Not born here but grew up in Norway and even I say what the hell?!
You dont mix lefse and kjøttkaker….
As others have said, it’s not a Norwegian dish. However, it looks great. I would eat it in an instant. Nice job!
Dette var unikt, ja. Jeg ville sagt nei takk til det, men gøy å se folk gjøre sitt ✨✨✨
Lapper og kjøttkaker, that’s a new mix I didn’t know existed.
I need to try it.
What…. Is that? Chunky pancakes and meatballs? 😅
Hash browns is great, we call them røsti potet
I’m sorry, but you can’t skip the boiled potatoes and switch it with lefse. 😳 Or at least don’t call it Norwegian. 😹 I have never seen lefse served on a plate along with meatcakes, it’s like serving hot dogs and apple cake on the same plate and calling it a dish.
Norwegians don’t necessarily have
cabbage with the meatcakes. There are different variations.
Some use cabbage or cabbage stew, but others prefer peas or pea stew, boiled carrots (usually boiled along with the potatoes), surkål (resembles sauerkraut), and most people like a dash of tyttebær (lingonberry) jam as a complimentary flavor.
Btw, Norway is THE “boiled potatoes country”. I had grandparents (born in the mid 1920s) who didn’t think it was a proper dinner if there were no boiled potatoes on the plate. Of course, younger generations prefer to have foreign and more “interesting” food more often than not, for several reasons. One reason is simply that we’re more internationalized and can get foreign food in stores and a multitude of restaurants. Another reason is that Norwegian cuisine gets quite bland and boring in the long run. Although I really do appreciate making these dishes once in a while. 🙂
i am norwegian and literally no one ever eats this combo lmao, use potatoes, ive never even seen this till now XD
This is not traditional Norwegian food.