I found out about this Swedish meatball recipe from a Swedish girl met while I was on exchange in England. We all shared recipes from our home country and this was her addition. This is a standard meal for her at home in Sweden. With the cold climate this recipe is perfect. It also suited us throughout the English winter. It is a very simple and quick recipe full of flavour it goes best with mashed potatoes and gravy to create a full winter meal. As the steps are so simple anyone can make it! My Swedish friend didn’t give very exact measurements or instruction as she learnt the recipe from experience and trial and error. The ingredients can also be added to or substituted if need be. With these measurements we were able to make a meal for 3 or 4 with possibly a few meatballs left over depending on everyone's appetite. These Swedish meatballs are very different from Italian meatballs in flavor. These meatballs are full of spices which means they don't necessarily need to be accompanied by sauce and they are delicious on their own or even as a snack.
What you will need:
· 200g pork mince
· 200g beef mince
· 1 apple
· 1 onion
· 1 egg yolk
· Salt
· Pepper
· All spice (or salt pepper and paprika)
· Splash of cream
· Bread crumbs
· 200g pork mince
· 200g beef mince
· 1 apple
· 1 onion
· 1 egg yolk
· Salt
· Pepper
· All spice (or salt pepper and paprika)
· Splash of cream
· Bread crumbs
How to cook and a few tips:
You will need to finely chop the apple and onion and simply combine all of the ingredients. It will depend on the consistency as to how much cream and bread crumbs you will use, the mixture needs to remain pretty solid to create a good meat ball. In order to get the flavour right you need to continue tasting the mixture to get the right amount of salt, pepper and all spice. You can put as much or as little spices as you want depending on your flavour preference. You then simply need to oil a pan and roll the mixture into small meatballs. Put them in the hot pan and toss until cooked. To check if the meatballs are ready you need to poke the meatballs, they are ready when they are bouncy put firm in the middle. Enjoy!
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