Meatballs with Lingonberry Sauce, Pickled Cucumber and Brown Sauce
6 servings
90 minutes
These meatballs with a classic accompaniment of mashed potatoes and lingonberry and brown sauce have become one of the most famous Swedish dishes thanks to IKEA. The bread crumbs soaked in milk are an extremely important component: they give the meatballs their special, soft texture.
1
Slice the cucumber into thin rings, salt it, place it in a colander, and put a weight on top. Let the cucumber drain for thirty minutes.
- Cucumbers: 1 piece
- Salt: 1.5 tablespoon
2
Mix one tablespoon of salt, three tablespoons of sugar, vinegar, water, and finely chopped parsley. Pour the marinade over the cucumber. Let it sit in the fridge for about an hour.
- Salt: 1.5 tablespoon
- Sugar: 150 g
- 9% table vinegar: 2 tablespoons
- Water: 100 ml
- Parsley: 30 g
3
Sauté finely chopped onion in a small amount of oil until soft. Soak breadcrumbs in milk.
- Onion: 1 head
- Butter: 50 g
- Breadcrumbs: 150 g
- Milk: 250 ml
4
Mix the minced meat with onion, egg, a mixture of milk and breadcrumbs, and spices in a food processor. If the mince is too thick, you can add a little water.
- Mixed mince (beef and pork): 500 g
- Onion: 1 head
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Milk: 250 ml
- Breadcrumbs: 150 g
- Ground black pepper: to taste
5
Form small balls and place them on plates sprinkled with water.
6
Fry the meatballs on all sides until a crust forms, in a hot pan with a large amount of a mixture of vegetable and butter.
- Mixed mince (beef and pork): 500 g
- Vegetable oil: 100 ml
- Butter: 50 g
7
For the cranberry sauce, mix frozen berries with 100 grams of sugar. Allow the berries to thaw and the sugar to dissolve. Stir before serving.
- Frozen lingonberries: 250 g
- Sugar: 150 g
8
Fry the butter in a small saucepan until lightly browned, add flour and fry, stirring continuously. Pour in the broth and cream, cook for three to five minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the meatballs with mashed potatoes, lingonberry and brown sauces, and pickled cucumber.
- Butter: 50 g
- Breadcrumbs: 150 g
- Cream: 100 ml
- Ground black pepper: to taste
