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Swedish Meatballs

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Also known as Köttbullar

Swedish meatballs in cream gravy with mashed potato, pickled cucumber and a spoonful of lingonberry jam

Köttbullar as they are eaten at home: small pork and beef meatballs fried in butter, a cream gravy built in the same pan, and lingonberry on the side to cut through it.

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Servings
4 servings
Prep
35 min
Cook
30 min
Total
1 h 10 min

Ingredients

Servings:4

Meatballs

  • breadcrumbs50 g
  • whole milk100 ml
  • butter3 tbsp
  • onions1
  • minced pork250 g
  • minced beef250 g
  • eggs1
  • allspice½ tsp
  • nutmeg
  • salt
  • black pepper

Gravy

  • butter2 tbsp
  • plain flour2 tbsp
  • beef stock400 ml
  • double cream150 ml
  • soy sauce1 tsp
  • Dijon mustard1 tsp

To serve

  • lingonberry jam
  • pickled cucumbers (optional)

Mash

  • floury potatoes800 g
  • butter30 g
  • whole milk150 ml

Instructions

Mash

  1. 01

    Start with the . Peel the , cut them into even chunks and boil them in salted water for 15 to 20 minutes until tender. Drain, warm the 150 ml of , and the with the 30 g of and the warm . Season with , cover and keep warm.

Meatballs

  1. 02

    Soak the in the 100 ml of for 10 minutes until they swell. This is what keeps the soft.

  2. 03

    Chop the very finely and fry it in 1 tbsp of the over low heat for 8 minutes until soft and sweet, then leave it to cool completely. Warm will start cooking the meat.

  3. 04

    Mix the , , soaked , cooled , the , the ground and the freshly grated with a good amount of and freshly ground . Work it briefly — overworking makes the bouncy.

  4. 05

    With wet hands, roll into balls about the size of a walnut. You should get 30 to 35.

  5. 06

    Fry the in the remaining over medium heat, shaking the pan so they brown all round, for 8 to 10 minutes, until cooked through with no pink in the middle. Work in batches and keep them warm; do not wash the pan.

Gravy

  1. 07

    Melt the 2 tbsp of in the same pan, stir in the and cook for 1 minute, scraping up everything stuck to the base.

  2. 08

    Heat the and whisk it in a little at a time until smooth, then the , and . Simmer for 5 minutes until it coats a spoon.

  3. 09

    Return the to the for 2 minutes to warm through. Serve with the , the and, if you like, .

Notes

  • Soy sauce is not traditional but a spoonful gives the gravy the colour and depth it otherwise lacks.
  • Roll them small. Large meatballs are a different dish, and they will not cook evenly in the time the gravy takes.
  • The mixture can be rolled a day ahead and kept in the fridge, which firms it and makes frying easier.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
980 kcal
Protein
34 g
Carbs
64 g
Fat
65 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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