Flavourful Cooking

Nº 60 · World Dishes · serves 4

Swedish Meatballs in Cream Sauce

Small, tender meatballs in a creamy gravy with nutmeg, with mash and sweet berry sauce: that Swedish IKEA feeling, but homemade.

€7–9approx. €1.75–2.25 ppMild25 min prepLOW 4–5 hrs · HIGH 2–3 hrs
Swedish Meatballs in Cream Sauce

Ingredients serves 4

Tick off what you already have at home.

  • CarniceríaMercadonaLidl

    Aisle: carnicería. Ask for 'mitad cerdo, mitad ternera'; pre-packed it is usually called 'picada mixta'.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: huevos. Eggs are not refrigerated in Spanish shops; that is normal.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: caldos y sopas. Stock comes in cartons near the soups; compare salt levels.

  • Any supermarketTienda asiática

    Aisle: salsas / internacional. Supermarkets stock the basics; Asian shops sell light and dark soy for less.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: lácteos. Cooking cream often comes in shelf-stable cartons, not chilled.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: harinas. Maizena is a brand; 'harina fina de maíz' is the same thing.

To serve

Method

  1. 1

    Mix the mince, egg, breadcrumbs, onion, nutmeg, salt and pepper and, with wet hands, roll into about 24 walnut-sized balls.

  2. 2

    Brown the meatballs all over in hot oil in two batches; they don't need to be cooked through yet. Put them in the slow cooker.

  3. 3

    Deglaze the pan with the stock and soy sauce, scrape up the browned bits and pour over the meatballs. Cook for 4–5 hours on LOW or 2–3 hours on HIGH.

  4. 4

    Stir the cornflour into the cream until smooth and gently fold it into the sauce for the last 15 minutes. Let it thicken on HIGH.

  5. 5

    Taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve with mash and a spoonful of berry sauce.

Flavourful Cooking · slowcookerspain.com/en/recipes/swedish-meatballs-in-cream-sauce/