Name: Mini Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 300g pork mince; 50g fresh white breadcrumb; 1 egg yolk; 2 tbsp finely chopped or grated onion; ½ tsp ground allspice; 1 tbsp olive oil; cranberry sauce or jelly, to serve

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Mini Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce

Mini Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Scandinavian-style food is light but packed with flavour. This veritable smorgasbord of little dishes is great for summer entertaining

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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300g pork mince
50g fresh white breadcrumb
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp finely chopped or grated onion
½ tsp ground allspice
1 tbsp olive oil
cranberry

sauce or jelly, to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal43
fat2g
saturates1g
carbs2g
sugars0g
fibre0g
protein3g
salt0.07g

low

Method

step 1

In a bowl, put the meat, breadcrumbs, egg, onion and allspice with some seasoning. Mix well and form into about 20 small meatballs. Heat the oil in a frying pan, then brown and cook the meatballs in two batches. Serve with a bowl of cranberry sauce to dip in.
step 2

Serve alongside a combination of smoked and cured fish like salmon, pickled herring, trout or mackerel. Add bowls of crème fraîche or soft cheese, capers, grainy mustard, diced red onion or chopped boiled eggs to accompany, as well as the dishes below.

RECIPE TIPS

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH POPPY SEEDS

Cut 1 large peeled, halved and deseeded cucumber into batons. Mix in a bowl with 1 thinly sliced red onion, 1 tsp poppy seeds, 1 tbsp rice or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tbsp caster sugar and a large pinch of salt. Refrigerate for 30 mins before serving.

CRANBERRY COOLER WITH VODKA

Fill 6 tall glasses with ice cubes and 2 tbsp vodka. Top up with cranberry juice and garnish with thin cucumber and lemon slices.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2010

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