Swedish meatballs
Difficulty
Easy 👌Ingredients
Utensils
large bowl, small frying pan, cooking spoon, cutting board, knife, plate, refrigerator, large frying pan
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Nutrition per serving
Step 1/8
- ½ bread roll
- 50 ml milk
- large bowl
Tear bread roll into small pieces and soak in milk for approx. 5 – 7 min. until soft.
Step 2/8
- ½ onion
- vegetable oil for frying
- small frying pan
- cooking spoon
- cutting board
- knife
In the meantime, finely chop onion and sauté in a small frying pan with some vegetable oil until translucent.
Step 3/8
- 300 g ground beef
- ½ egg
- ½ tsp allspice
- salt
- pepper
- cooking spoon
Add sautéed onion, ground beef, egg, allspice, salt, and pepper to the bowl with the soaked bun and mix well until just combined.
Step 4/8
- plate
- refrigerator
Form beef mixture into balls (approx. 3 cm), place on a plate, cover, and cool for approx. 20 – 30 min.
Step 5/8
- ½ tbsp butter
- large frying pan
- cooking spoon
Melt butter in a large frying pan and brown meatballs from all sides for approx. 15 – 20 min. over medium heat. Make sure that the pan is not overcrowded. Remove cooked meatballs from the pan and set aside.
Step 6/8
- ½ tbsp flour
- 150 ml beef stock
For the sauce, sauté flour in the remaining cooking oil and fill up with beef stock while stirring constantly.
Step 7/8
- 30 ml heavy cream
Then, stir in heavy cream. Bring sauce to a simmer for approx. 5 – 7 min. until thickened.
Step 8/8
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- pepper
- lingonberry jam to serve
- mashed potatoes to serve
To finish, season with soy sauce and pepper. Return meatballs to the pan, toss in sauce, and serve with lingonberry jam and mashed potatoes.