Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lb ground pork or 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey breast
  • 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
  • 2 teaspoons paprika or 2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika
  • 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon grill seasoning, preferred brand Montreal Steak Seasoning
  • 1 cup lingonberry preserves
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 dash water
  • 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 -2 pinch salt
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
  • 3 -4 tablespoons chopped chives
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter, divided

Method

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
  • Mix the ground meat with fennel, paprika, parsley and grill seasoning.
  • Form 8 small 2 to 3-inch patties and add to the hot skillet, cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
  • Keep warm.
  • Preheat a waffle iron.
  • Warm preserves with cloves, cinnamon, lemon juice and water over low heat.
  • Remove the cloves and cinnamon stick.
  • Mix the dry ingredients and chives in a mixing bowl and make a well in the middle.
  • Mix the milk, sour cream, eggs and half the melted butter together then pour into the well.
  • Beat the wet into the dry with a few shift turns but do not over mix the batter.
  • Brush the waffle iron with a little of the remaining butter and cook waffles, keeping then warm and crisp in a low oven.
  • The batter should fill a 4 section iron 3 times, making 12 waffles, 3 per portion.
  • Serve 3 waffles and 2 patties with lingonberry syrup drizzled over top.