Cookbook:Swedish Meatballs

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Swedish meatballs (Köttbullar)

All recipes are based on the following basic, or minimum, recipe for Swedish meatballs; Servings: 4, Time: 30 minutes

[edit] Ingredients

• 0.5 kg, 1.1 Lbs ground beef
• 1 egg
• 50 mL, 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs
• 200 - 300 mL, 3/4 - 1 1/4 cup(s) fluid, like water, milk or cream
• 1 small onion
• salt, pepper
• butter for frying

[edit] Procedure

1. Combine the fluid and the dried bread crumb in a bowl and let it sit for 7-8 minutes.
2. Chop the onion fine.
3. Combine the ground beef, the egg, the chopped onion, salt and pepper in the bowl.
4. Make round meatballs, approximately 2-3 centimeters (1 inch) in diameter.
5. Pan fry the meatballs on medium heat in a frying pan with butter for approximately 3-5 minutes. Fry them on all sides until they are brown and not pink in the middle.

Serve them with mashed potatoes and lingonberry preserve or cranberry preserve.