Swedish meatballs
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30 min. preparation time, 0 min. baking time
Nutrition: Calories ca 1145 / Protein 75g / Carbohydr. 42g / Fat 76g
Ingredients (2 servings)
| 600 g | ground beef |
| 1 | bread roll |
| 1 | egg |
| 1 | onion |
| 300 ml | beef stock |
| 100 ml | milk |
| 60 ml | heavy cream |
| 1 tbsp | butter |
| 1 tbsp | flour |
| 1 tsp | allspice (ground) |
| 2 tsp | soy sauce |
| pepper | |
| vegetable oil for frying | |
| lingonberry jam to serve | |
| mashed potatoes to serve |
Utensils
plate, refrigerator, large frying pan, large bowl, small frying pan, cooking spoon, cutting board, knife
Wine Tip
Chianti, 2010
Chianti red wines persuade with their ruby red color and a slightly bitter, spicy character. They develop their full flavor at a drinking temperature of 16 – 18°C (61 – 64°F).
Step 1
Tear bread roll into small pieces and soak in milk for approx. 5 – 7 min. until soft.
large bowl
1 bread roll / 100 ml milk
Step 2
In the meantime, finely chop onion and sauté in a small frying pan with some vegetable oil until translucent.
small frying pan, cooking spoon, cutting board, knife
1 onion / vegetable oil for frying
Step 3
Add sautéed onion, ground beef, egg, allspice, salt, and pepper to the bowl with the soaked bun and mix well until just combined.
cooking spoon
600 g ground beef / 1 egg / 1 tsp allspice / salt / pepper
Step 4
Form beef mixture into balls (approx. 3 cm), place on a plate, cover, and cool for approx. 20 – 30 min.
plate, refrigerator
Step 5
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.
large frying pan, cooking spoon
1 tbsp butter
Step 6
For the sauce, sauté flour in the remaining cooking oil and fill up with beef stock while stirring constantly.
1 tbsp flour / 300 ml beef stock
Step 7
Then, stir in heavy cream. Bring sauce to a simmer for approx. 5 – 7 min. until thickened.
60 ml heavy cream
Step 8
To finish, season with soy sauce and pepper. Return meatballs to the pan, toss in sauce, and serve with lingonberry jam and mashed potatoes.
2 tsp soy sauce / pepper / lingonberry jam to serve / mashed potatoes to serve
