# Swedish Meatballs

A comfort food classic, served with creamy mash, lingonberry jam and Swedish pickles.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g ground beef
- 250 g ground pork
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup cooked onions
- 1 cucumber
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 handful dill
- 1 handful parsley
- 4 potatoes
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp lingonberry jam

## Instructions

1. Mix ground beef, ground pork, eggs, milk, bread crumbs, salt and pepper in a bowl.
2. Finely chop the onion.
3. Melt butter in a frying pan and saute the chopped onion until golden brown.
4. Spread the cooked onions on a baking sheet and let it cool.
5. Add the cooled onions to the meat mixture and mix well.
6. Shape the meat mixture into small meatballs.
7. Refrigerate the meatballs for at least 30 minutes.
8. Slice the cucumber thinly.
9. Mix the sliced cucumbers with sugar and salt in a bowl, then let it sit.
10. Chop the dill and parsley and add to the cucumber mix.
11. Peel and dice the potatoes.
12. Boil the potatoes until tender.
13. Mash the potatoes with butter, salt, pepper, and milk.
14. Brown the meatballs in a pan with butter and olive oil until golden.
15. In the same pan, make the sauce: melt butter and whisk in beef broth, soy sauce, heavy cream, and season with salt and pepper.
16. Add the browned meatballs to the sauce and simmer until heated through.
17. Serve the meatballs over mashed potatoes, with a side of cucumber salad and lingonberry jam.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- frying pan
- wooden spoon
- spatula
- potato masher

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1WyJmbyNKs/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c74f497b-ab9c-4642-b182-111ec4051b52
- Extracted: 2025-02-21

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