Köttbullar - How to make the fine Swedish meatballs yourself

2020-02-10T10:37:58.790Z

The Scandinavian cuisine is clearly not well known in Germany. It has a few real highlights to offer. So you can make Köttbullar yourself.

Köttbullar are a popular snack for furniture buyers.
The meatballs can easily be made by yourself.
With a creamy sauce, they are a real treat.

Italian dishes? Very well known in this country! The same applies to French cuisine, for example. The United States and the Balkans also contribute a number of highlights that have now become natural, such as Cevapcici, Djuvec rice and, of course, many burger variants to our daily kitchen.

But what about Scandinavia? At least I don't know many dishes. The most famous has probably imported a large Swedish furniture store. We're talking about Köttbullar . Those golf ball-sized meatballs * that you often treat yourself to after shopping there.

The pronunciation: Schöttbüllar

If you pronounce "Köttbullar" in Sweden as it is written, you will probably only get questioning looks. Because: A "K" that precedes an "Ö" is pronounced as "Sch". And a "U" is more like a short "Ü". So "Schöttbüllar". That would clear that up.

Köttbullar: The dispute over the origin

According to a Wikipedia entry, it should not be 100 percent certain that it is a Swedish dish . It is said that many years ago it found its way to Sweden from what is now Turkey. However, no litigation between the two countries is known in this regard. And by the way, what would the dear Italians say about this subject given their meatballs Tuscany? So let's stay away from this discussion.

What distinguishes Swedish meatballs from our bullets?

Legitimate question. So is there a serious difference apart from the shape? Yes: Swedish meatballs are often prepared with elk meat . But you have to say: Moose meat is not necessarily processed in Sweden either. Likewise, beef or pork find their way into the minced meat mass. In my research, there are no other major differences between meatballs * and Köttbullar.

An important tip for the Köttbullar sauce

This is also manufactured very quickly. But be careful of one thing: you must first advise against the meatballs in a pan on all sides . Once this has been done, cook the balls in the oven at around 140 degrees (works well for barbecue fans in the indirect heat zone of the grill). During this time, prepare the sauce. It is important that this is done in the pan in which you fried the balls. So please do not clean the pan! Because there are still delicious roasted flavors from the meat , which find their way into the sauce in this way. Whether you make the sauce with mushrooms as in this recipe or leave it out is up to you.

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Potatoes and a cucumber salad look great here. Both are also done very quickly. And as a dip, if the sauce is not enough, a dollop of cranberry jam always fits.

Recipe for Köttbullar

Servings: 3
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Preparation time: 30 minutes

You need this ingredient for the Köttbullar recipe

500 g minced meat * (mixed)
1 onion
1 tbsp butter (for braising onions, parsley and garlic)
1 roll
2 cloves of garlic
50 ml milk
1 egg
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 tsp medium hot mustard
0.5 tsp allspice
0.5 tsp ground ginger
0.5 tsp nutmeg
60 g butter (for frying the meatballs)
2 tablespoons of flour
250 g brown mushrooms
150 ml white wine
200 ml cream
250 ml beef stock
1 small bunch of parsley
Salt (for seasoning)
Pepper (for seasoning)

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How to prepare the recipe for Köttbullar

Cut the bread into small cubes, pour warm milk over them and let them soak.

Chop the parsley, onion and garlic and lightly braise in a tablespoon of butter and let cool.

Now knead the following into the minced meat: the bread dough, the mixture of onions, garlic and parsley. Also the egg, the mustard, the breadcrumbs and the spices.

Now shape the mass into balls the size of golf balls.

Heat 60 g of butter (in a pan) and fry the balls on all sides at medium temperature.

Cook the meatballs either in the oven at 140 degrees or in the indirect area on the grill.

Meanwhile, cut the mushrooms into slices. Sauté in the pan in which the meatballs were fried.

Dust the flour over it, mix with the mushrooms and briefly roast everything.

Pour beef stock and white wine on top and let simmer for about ten minutes.

Add the cream and bring to the boil briefly.

Season with salt and pepper. Place the meatballs in the sauce and serve.

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The recipe for Köttbullar in the video

Anja Auer is editor-in-chief of the BBQ & Food magazine "Die Frau am Grill". In addition, she runs the largest YouTube channel on the topic of "grilling" which is produced by a woman in German-speaking countries. Most of the recipes work not only on the grill but also on the stove and in the oven. You can find more recipes at www.die-frau-am-grill.de and the YouTube channel www.youtube.com/diefrauamgrill.

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Source: merkur

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