DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Balkenbrij
Pork, liver and buckwheat set into a loaf, sliced and pan-fried.
About Balkenbrij
Balkenbrij is a Dutch regional pork preparation described by Jeffrey Otten through a variant of his grandfather's recipe. Pork, spek and liver are combined with buckwheat in a firm mixture seasoned with rommelkruid.
The pork broth provides the liquid for the buckwheat, while the meat is finely chopped or ground. Jeffrey's linked family spice mixture includes fennel, anise, allspice, cloves, liquorice and other warming seasonings.
After setting, the loaf is sliced, coated with flour and fried until brown and crisp. It is served warm, with mustard among the suggested accompaniments.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Optional additions: Mustard.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Balkenbrij
Jeffrey Otten's family balkenbrij with homemade rommelkruid.
- Pork chopsProtein
- SpekProteinIngredient page not linked
- LiverProteinIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- Buckwheat flourBinder
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Flour for coatingBinderIngredient page not linked
- ButterCooking medium
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Fennel seedsSeasoning
- Anise seedsSeasoning
- Allspice berriesSeasoning
- ClovesSeasoning
- Ground liquoriceSeasoning
- Ground nutmegSeasoning
- Ground gingerSeasoning
- Ground cinnamonSeasoning
- MaceSeasoning · Optional
- SandalwoodSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- SugarSweetener · Optional
- Prepared mustardAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Pork chops: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual557 actual author cut within548 pork, selected over pork-rib alternative.
- Spek: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual549/557 named pork fat/bacon component; exact cut and cured/fresh status unprovided, do not force cured bacon mapping.
- Liver: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual550/557 animal not expressly named for liver; preserve unknown species.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual551/557 own stock, cold-water mould rinse561 consolidated.
- Buckwheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual552/559-560, not assumed Wheat.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual554/557/560.
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual555/557 and own rommelkruid220/234 generic newly ground pepper, species unresolved, not black pepper imported from separate four-spice239 branch.
- Flour for coating: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual563/565 bloem cereal unspecified; no forced Wheat from generic flour.
- Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual563 butter-and-oil route selected over lard alternative.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual563 first butter+oil option, species unprovided.
- Fennel seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend215/229/240.
- Anise seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend216/230/240.
- Allspice berries: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend217/231 pimentbolletjes, broader allspice candidate.
- Cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend218/232/240 whole cloves ground.
- Ground liquorice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend219/233, broader liquorice root candidate; botanical species unprovided.
- Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend221/235.
- Ground ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend222/236.
- Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend223/237.
- Mace (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend238 named optional addition, no four-spice recipe union.
- Sandalwood (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend238 named optional addition; botanical species/product unknown.
- Sugar (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own linked blend238 named optional addition.
- Prepared mustard (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Mustard source-confirmed. Actual565 offered side selected among possible serving combinations, full condiment formula unknown.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Netherlands
- NetherlandsCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Dutch Cuisine
- Dutch CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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