~1040 cal · 62g protein · 44g carbs · 66g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Swedish meatballs in cream gravy with lingonberries and potatoes
🇸🇪 Skåne
Köttbullar is Sunday-dinner Sweden: pan-rolled meatballs kept deliberately small, a gravy called gräddsås, and the essential tartness of lingonberries cutting through. Skåne’s farm kitchens, rich in dairy and rye, claim the homeliest version.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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1.25 lbs total ground beef + pork
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1/2 cup breadcrumbs
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1/2 cup milk (to soak the crumbs)
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1 egg
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1/2 yellow onion, grated
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1/2 tsp each ground allspice + white pepper
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4 tbsp butter
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1 cup heavy cream (for the gravy)
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1 cup beef or vegetable stock
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for 4 lingonberry jam + boiled potatoes, to serve
Instructions
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Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk 5 minutes, then mix with the meat, egg, onion, allspice, white pepper, and salt. Rest 10 minutes.
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Roll small — walnut-sized — with wet hands.
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Brown in butter in batches, rolling them around for even color, about 6 minutes per batch.
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Make the gravy in the same pan: deglaze with stock, add cream, and simmer to coat a spoon. Return the meatballs for 3 minutes.
5
Serve with boiled potatoes and a generous spoon of lingonberry — the tartness is not optional.
Skåne husmanskost tradition.
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Skåne. Sweden’s farm-rich south, home of proper husmanskost.
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Sweden. Husmanskost — the home cooking behind the meatball.
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Europe. Village recipes guarded for generations.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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