Photo: Lily Banse
Scandinavian Meatballs
21 ingredients
Serves 4
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Traditional Finnish meatball recipe with creamy brown gravy sauce. Moreish and honest food, perfect for cheering up gloomy days!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1347
Calories
58g
Protein
62g
Fat
138g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 18 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| White Bread | 1 slice (30g) white | 79 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| White Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Meatball | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
| Blackcurrant | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- For the meatballs
- 500 g beef mince
- 2 slices of white bread
- 50 ml double cream
- 50 ml semi-skimmed milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1,5 tsp salt
- 0,5 tsp ground allspice
- 0,5 tsp ground white pepper
- 0,5 tsp ground black pepper
- butter and oil for frying
- --
- For the gravy sauce
- 1 shallott onion, finely chopped
- butter to fry
- 450 ml beef stock
- 50 ml double cream
- 3 tbsp wheat flour
- 2 tbsp blackcurrant jelly
- 0,5 tsp ground allspice
Directions
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