Swedish meatballs with creamy sauce
Description
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Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients. Mix the two types of minced meat. Cut off the hard crust from the bread. Peel the onion.
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Step 2
Soak the bread in cream.
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Step 3
Heat the lard (1 tbsp) in a frying pan. Sauté the chopped onion until soft.
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Step 4
In a bowl, combine the ground meat, salt, spices, onion, bread soaked in cream, and egg. Knead the mixture thoroughly until uniform.
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Step 5
Form meatballs from the minced meat, the size of a walnut.
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Step 6
Lightly sauté the meatballs in heated lard until they form a golden-brown crust.
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Step 7
Prepare the ingredients for the sauce.
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Step 8
In a hot dry skillet, toast the flour until it develops a nutty aroma.
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Step 9
Pour in the hot broth, season with salt to taste, and whisk thoroughly until smooth. Cook until thickened. Add the cream and bring to a boil.
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Step 10
Place the meatballs in a single layer in a baking dish and pour hot sauce over them. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes at 180°C (360°F).
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Step 11
Meanwhile, prepare the cranberry sauce.
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Step 12
In a saucepan or pot with a thick bottom, combine cranberries (lingonberries), sugar, and apple juice. Lightly mash the berries with a potato masher. Cook until the sauce thickens and the berries are partially softened. The sauce will thicken further as it cools.
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Step 13
Meatballs are traditionally served generously drizzled with a creamy sauce and a portion of berry sauce.