Fiskibollur (Icelandic Fish Balls with Curry Sauce)

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Fiskibollur (Icelandic Fish Balls with Curry Sauce)

Fiskibollur (Icelandic Fish Balls with Curry Sauce) is a traditional Icelandic recipe for a classic dish of fish balls served with Icelandic curry sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Icelandic version of: Icelandic Fish Balls with Curry Sauce (Fiskibollur).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

45 minutes

Total Time:

65 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Curry Spice Recipes Milk Recipes Iceland Recipes

This is one of the truly classic Icelandic family dishes. It's served in many ways, often topped with onions fried in butter. Here I've decided to serve on a bed of Icelandic curry sauce (nothing to do with authentic curry sauce!).

Ingredients:

500g of any white fish, flesh finely chopped
1/2 large onion, finely chopped
50g wheat flour
50g potato starch
2 Eggs
1 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
150ml milk (about)
butter, for frying

For the Curry Sauce:
200ml mayonnaise
100ml sour cream
1 tsp honey (enough to make it just very slightly sweet)
1 tsp mild or medium curry powder

Method:

Combine the fish and onion in a food processor. Add the wheat flour, potato starch, eggs and spices. Pulse to chop then run the motor to blend.

Add in enough of the flour to yield a stiff paste. Shape these into small balls or cakes. In the meantime, pre-heat your oven to 200°C.

Melt a little butter in a frying pan and use to fry the fish cakes for about 4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Transfer to a greased baking tray then transfer to the centre of your pre-heated oven and bake for 15 minutes.

In the meantime, prepare the sauce. Blend together the mayonnasie and sour cream then whisk in the honey and curry powder until smooth. The sauce should be creamy and smooth, with a definite curry taste and a hint of honey.

Once the fish balls are done allow to cool slightly. Pour the curry sauce into a serving dish, arrange the fish cakes or balls on top and serve with boiled potatoes (alternatively, serve the curry sauce on the side).