Excellent! Savory 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.
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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
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