Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberry Sauce

Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberry Sauce

50 min
Medium
1 serv.
430 g / 1 serv.

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Description

Classic Swedish meatballs with a creamy sauce and sweet-and-sour lingonberry jam, just like at IKEA. Served with mashed potatoes.

  1. Soak the bread in 20 ml of cream or water until soft.
  2. Pass the beef, pork, and onion through a meat grinder or chop finely.
  3. Mix the minced meat with soaked bread, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, and white pepper.
  4. Form small meatballs about the size of a walnut.
  5. Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs on all sides until golden brown.
  6. Reduce heat, add a little water (about 50 ml), and simmer covered for 10-15 minutes until cooked.
  7. Make the lingonberry sauce: mix lingonberries with sugar and 30 ml water, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
  8. Dissolve starch in 1 tsp of cold water and pour into the lingonberry sauce, stirring until thickened.
  9. For the mash: peel potatoes, boil in salted water until tender, drain the water.
  10. Mash the potatoes, add butter and remaining cream, mix until smooth.
  11. For the cream sauce: melt butter in a saucepan, add flour, lightly fry.
  12. Pour in the remaining water and 10 ml of cream, stirring until thickened, season with salt to taste.
  13. Serve meatballs with mashed potatoes, cream sauce, and lingonberry sauce.
504
117 kcal / 100 g
kcal
23.0 g
5.4 g / 100 g
Protein
61.9 g
14.4 g / 100 g
Carbohydrates
18.7 g
4.4 g / 100 g
Fats