Meatballs Filled with Quail Eggs

Ingredients

• 1 old-fashioned roll
• 16 quail eggs
• 1 small Shallot
• 3 Tbsp plant oil
• 600 g mixed ground meat
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp sharp mustard
• Salt
• pepper (ground)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Soak the roll in lukewarm water.

2. 2.

   Hard boil the eggs for about 6 minutes, drain, cool and peel.

3. 3.

   Peel the shallot, finely chop it and sauté in a pan with 1 tbsp oil until translucent. Remove from heat and let cool.

4. 4.

   Knead the ground meat with the egg, mustard, shallot and well-extracted roll, seasoning generously with salt and pepper.

5. 5.

   Shape small balls from the mixture, flatten slightly, insert a quail egg into the center, cover with more meat mixture and reshape into balls again.

6. 6.

   Brown the balls in a hot pan with the remaining oil until golden all around, remove and serve on green salad. Offer lingonberries if desired.