Swedish Meatballs
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Pour bread crumbs and milk into a bowl and mix until combined.
- 2Peel and finely chop the onion.
- 3Melt butter in a pan over medium heat.
- 4Add the chopped onion to the pan and cook until caramelized.
- 5Transfer pork and beef mince to a large bowl.
- 6Add the egg, caramelized onions, garlic paste, salt, and pepper to the mince mixture.
- 7Mix all ingredients thoroughly with your hands.
- 8Form the mixture into small meatballs and place them on a baking tray.
- 9Chill the meatballs in the fridge.
- 10Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks.
- 11Rinse the potatoes under cold water.
- 12Place potatoes in a pot, cover with water, and add salt.
- 13Bring to a boil and cook until tender.
- 14Slice cucumber thinly using a mandoline.
- 15Place sliced cucumbers into a jar.
- 16Chop fresh dill.
- 17Mix white vinegar, sugar, and chopped dill in a container.
- 18Pour the mixture over the cucumbers in the jar.
- 19Seal the jar with a lid and shake gently to combine, then refrigerate.
- 20Add lingonberries, sugar, and red wine to a saucepan.
- 21Cook the lingonberry mixture until it thickens into a jam-like consistency.
- 22Heat olive oil in a pan.
- 23Brown the meatballs in the pan, then remove them.
- 24Add butter and flour to the pan to make a roux, stirring until browned.
- 25Pour in beef stock and stir to combine.
- 26Add a spoonful of lingonberry jam to the gravy.
- 27Stir in double cream and soy sauce.
- 28Season the gravy with salt and pepper.
- 29Strain the gravy to achieve a smooth consistency and return it to the pan.
- 30Add the cooked meatballs back into the gravy and coat them thoroughly.
- 31Drain the cooked potatoes.
- 32Add butter to the empty pot, then press the potatoes through a potato ricer into the pot.
- 33Season the mashed potatoes with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- 34Stir the mashed potatoes until creamy.
- 35Serve the mashed potatoes, creating a well in the center.
- 36Place the sauced meatballs into the well of mashed potatoes.
- 37Add a dollop of lingonberry jam and a side of pickled cucumbers.
- 38Drizzle extra gravy over the meatballs and garnish with fresh dill.
Ingredients
- bread crumbs
- milk
- 1 onion
- butter
- pork mince
- beef mince
- 1 egg
- garlic paste
- salt
- pepper
- potatoes
- 1 cucumber
- dill
- white vinegar
- sugar
- lingonberry
- red wine
- olive oil
- flour
- beef stock
- double cream
- soy sauce
- nutmeg
Equipment
bowlpanknifecutting boardspatulabaking traypotstrainermandolinejarspoon
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