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Grandma Holmquist's Swedish meatballs and lingonberry sauce

Servings:
Makes 8 servings (approximately 50 balls)
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Ingredients

Swedish meatballs
  • 1 1/2 pound ground pork
  • 1 1/2 pound ground veal
  • 1/2 pound yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
  • 3 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoon eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
Lingonberry sauce
  • 1 1/2 pound ground pork
  • 1 1/2 pound ground veal
  • 1/2 pound yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
  • 3 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoon eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 8 ounce lingonberry jam
  • 3 cup veal demi-glace or reduced veal/beef broth
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoon arrowroot or cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoon Cold water

Preparation

Baking Directions:

For the meatballs:  Fine dice the yellow onion.

Pick parsley leaves from stems and finely chop.

Combine all meatball ingredients together in a bowl, mix thoroughly by hand being careful not to over-mix.

Roll mixture into 1 1/2-inch uniform meatballs.

Place meatballs, evenly spaced on a non-stick sheet pan.

Cook at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 18-20 minutes until meatballs are cooked through.

For the sauce: Combine lingonberry jam, reduced stock/demi-glace and heavy cream in a saucepan.

Bring the liquid mixture to a simmer.

Combine the arrowroot/cornstarch with the 4 tablespoons cold water to make a slurry.

Whisk the slurry into the sauce mixture while it is simmering.

It will begin to thicken after adding the slurry.

Continue to simmer until sauce is a gravy-like consistencyRemove meatballs from oven and place in the lingonberry sauce to serve.

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