Swedish Meatballs
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Swedish meatballs made from beef and pork, served in a creamy, tangy sauce with warm spices like cardamom and allspice. Comfort food that tastes far better than the frozen grocery version.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 450 g (1 pound) ground beef ( (mince))
- 450 g (1 pound) ground pork ( (mince))
- 60 g (just over ½ cup) breadcrumbs (two slices wholemeal bread)
- 5 tbsp milk or single cream
- 1 tbsp honey mustard ((sweet Swedish mustard))
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp onion powder ((or granules))
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom or grated nutmeg
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill ((optional))
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp butter, (to fry)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil, (to fry)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 480 ml (2 cups) hot beef broth ((from a stock cube))
- 250 ml (1 cup) single (pouring) cream (or a mix of single cream and sour cream)
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce ((or soy sauce))
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar ((optional))
- 1 tsp soft brown sugar or lingonberry jam ((optional))
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (to serve)
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill (to serve (optional))
- salt and freshly ground pepper to season
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 45M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 750mg
- Total sugar
- 3g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 321mg
- Calcium
- 98mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 750MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.