🇸🇪 Sweden
Swedish Meatballs, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
30 min3 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Mix ground meat, breadcrumbs, egg, milk, allspice, salt, and pepper; form into 12 balls and brown in a skillet with oil for 10 minutes until cooked through.
- 2
Remove meatballs, melt butter in the same pan, whisk in flour, then gradually add beef broth and heavy cream, simmering until thickened.
- 3
Return meatballs to the gravy, coat well, and serve hot alongside mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam.
🇸🇪 How it's eaten in Sweden
In Sweden, meatballs are traditionally served with boiled or mashed potatoes, pressed cucumbers, and lingonberry jam.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- Ground beef450 g
Swap: Frozen pre-cooked meatballs 450 g（No raw prep・faster）
- Panko breadcrumbs80 ml
- Egg1
- Milk60 ml
- Ground allspice1/4 tsp
Swap: Ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp + ground cloves 1/8 tsp（Pantry staples・recreates warm spice）
- Vegetable oil1 tbsp
- Butter2 tbsp
- All-purpose flour2 tbsp
- Beef broth250 ml
- Heavy cream120 ml
- Lingonberry jam2 tbsp
Swap: Cranberry sauce 2 tbsp（Easier to find・similar tart taste）
Authentic ingredients in Sweden
- Ground beef250 g
- Ground pork250 g
- Panko breadcrumbs80 ml
- Milk60 ml
- Egg1
- Yellow onion1/2 minced
- Ground allspice1/4 tsp
- Ground nutmeg1/8 tsp
- Butter2 tbsp
- All-purpose flour2 tbsp
- Beef stock250 ml
- Heavy cream120 ml
Optional authentic touch
Traditional recipes often use a mix of beef and pork and sauté finely minced onions in butter before adding them to the meat mixture.
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