Swedish Meatballs (kottbullar)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 7 ounces ground beef
• 7 ounces ground veal
• 3 1/2 ounces ground lamb
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
• 2 small boiled potatoes, cold and mashed
• salt
• pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon epice riche (optional)
• allspice (only at christmas)
• ginger (only at christmas)
• 4 -5 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• beef stock (e.g. cubes)
• soy sauce
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 fry the onion light yellow in a little butter.
• 2 soak the breadcrumbs in the liquid.
• 3 mix everything well and add spices to taste.
• 4 make 1- to 1 1/2-inch meatballs with the help of two wet spoons.
• 5 put them on a plate coated with a little flour and fry them slowly on all sides in lots of butter (putting the meatballs in the freezer for a while before frying makes them firmer).
• 6 place the meatballs on a hot plate, fry the flour in the remaining fat and pour in the stock and the cream.
• 7 boil for a few minutes.
• 8 add soy, salt and pepper to taste and pour the hot sauce over the meatballs.
• 9 serve hot with mashed potates, pickled cucumber and preserved lingonberry or cranberry.