**An Exquisite Culinary Journey: Embark on a Flavorful Expedition with Swedish Meatless Balls (Kottbullar)**
Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with a delightful culinary odyssey, where traditional Swedish flavors meet the modern ethos of plant-based gastronomy. Discover the art of crafting delectable Swedish Meatless Balls, also known as Kottbullar, a symphony of textures and flavors that will redefine your perception of vegan cuisine. Delve into a treasure trove of recipes curated to guide you through every step of this culinary adventure, from the aromatic broth to the delectable meatballs. Whether you seek a classic recipe that evokes the essence of Swedish tradition or crave innovative variations infused with unique culinary twists, this comprehensive guide has you covered. Dive in and let your taste buds embark on an unforgettable journey as you master the art of crafting these mouthwatering Swedish Meatless Balls, leaving you and your loved ones spellbound.
KOTTBULLAR: SWEDISH MEATLESS BALLS (VEGAN)
A delicious vegan meatless meatball recipe from Scandinavia. For the vegetarian gravy, you can purchase packaged gravy mixes. Just follow package directions. This recipe was found on earthyfamily.com
Provided by Dreamer in Ontario
Categories Potato
Time 1h34m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place potatoes in medium saucepan, cover with water, add vegetable cube, and boil until potatoes are soft.
- Drain water from potatoes (saving the water to make gravy), mash and let cool.
- In the meantime, heat oil in small frying pan, add onions and cook until they just start to brown.
- Place flax seed in small bowl, add ¼ cup of hot water and let stand for about 10 minutes for flax seed to absorb the water.
- When the potatoes have cooled add the soaked flax seed and water, ground almonds, salt, pepper, and cooked onions.
- Mix together and roll into small balls.
- Heat olive oil in large fry pan; add the balls and brown nicely on all sides. Transfer the balls into a shallow cooking dish, and cook for approximately ¾ hour at 350°F.
- While the meat(less) balls are cooking, make a vegetarian gravy.
- Pour over the balls and continue cooking for an additional 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 427.3, Fat 28.4, SaturatedFat 3.1, Sodium 13.3, Carbohydrate 37.6, Fiber 8.8, Sugar 3.4, Protein 9.8
KOTTBULLAR (SWEDISH MEATBALLS)
Make and share this Kottbullar (Swedish Meatballs) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Darkhunter
Categories Meat
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine onion, egg, mustard and meat. Mix together, season with salt and pepper. If too liquid, add breadcrumbs until a ball will hold together.
- Roll into 1 inch meatballs and roll in breadcrumbs. Let rest 5 minutes.
- Melt butter in a skillet and fry meatballs at medium temperature until lightly brown. Remove meatballs and reserve.
- Add cream to skillet. Add pepper to taste and enough chicken stock to make a a nice creamy gravy. Add meatballs and cook until heated through.
- Serve meatballs and the cream sauce together with mashed or boiled potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 594.3, Fat 47.1, SaturatedFat 23, Cholesterol 243.7, Sodium 191.5, Carbohydrate 5.8, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.4, Protein 35.5
KOTTBULLAR (SWEDISH MEATBALLS)
Provided by Craig Claiborne
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 or more servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Put the beef in a bowl and set aside.
- Blend the bread crumbs and one cup of cream, and let stand half an hour or longer. Blend the meat and the crumb mixture and add the onion, salt, pepper and egg yolks. Stir to blend well.
- Add the seltzer and thyme and blend thoroughly.
- Shape the meat into 48 to 56 meatballs, each about 1 1/2 inches thick.
- Heat the butter in a large, heavy skillet and add the meatballs a few at a time. Do not crowd them. Cook until seared on one side. Cook, turning, until browned on all sides, and transfer to a dish. Continue cooking until all the meatballs are browned.
- Pour off the fat from the skillet. Add the flour and stir with a wire whisk. Gradually add the broth, stirring rapidly with the whisk. Stir in the jelly until it melts. Add the remaining cream and stir.
- Return the meatballs to the skillet with the sauce and reheat gently.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 454, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 30 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 29 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 596 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ONE-POT VEGAN SWEDISH "MEATBALL" PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: cremini mushroom, cannellini bean, small yellow onion, panko breadcrumbs, fresh parsley, garlic, dried rosemary, vegan worcestershire, soy sauce, ground nutmeg, liquid smoke, salt, pepper, canola oil, vegetable broth, full-fat coconut milk, vegan worcestershire, salt, pepper, all-purpose flour, bow tie pasta, fresh parsley
Provided by Merle O'Neal
Categories Dinner
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the mushrooms, beans, onion, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, dried rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, nutmeg, liquid smoke, salt, and pepper. Mix well with a fork, mashing the beans a bit to form a paste.
- Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Roll the "meatball" mixture and into golf ball-sized balls. Place the balls in the pot and cook for 1 minute on each side until browned.
- Add the vegetable broth, coconut milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and flour, and gently stir until evenly combined.
- Bring the liquid to a boil, then add the pasta. Stir constantly until the pasta is cooked and the liquid has reduced to a sauce that coats the noodles and meatballs, 7-8 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 902 calories, Carbohydrate 112 grams, Fat 52 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 20 grams, Sugar 10 grams
SWEDISH MEATBALLS (OR KOTTBULLAR)
It's a Swedish version of the meatballs, and its typically served in a beef based mushroom and cream sauce on top of mash potatoes. It's a very homey and very comforting dish, and a nice alternative to the Italian meatballs in tomato sauce.
Provided by Atheen
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- First and before you get the meat out of the fridge, get everything ready (you don't want ground meat out of the fridge for longer than necessary).
- Start with the onion. Chop it very finely, season it lightly with salt, and gently cook it on low heat in a non stick skillet with a Tbsp of oil and 1/2 a Tbsp of butter until just golden. (Don't let it burn, it will turn bitter !) Let it cool, and reserve.
- Make the breadcrumbs, and soak them in 1/4 of a cup of cream. Start adding the cream slowly, you don't want it dripping wet, just soaked, and the quantity of cream to add might depend on how moist your bread already is. Reserve.
- Beat and season the egg, reserve.
- Once this is done, get the ground meats out of the fridge and combine them (beef and pork) with the soaked bread, the beaten egg, the cooked and cooled onion, the nutmeg, and the allspice. Incorporate everything well, and salt and pepper to taste. Then cover and put back in the fridge for about half an hour. Don't overmix or the meatballs will be tough.
- After half an hour, take your meat mixture out of the fridge and start to shape your meatballs (I make mine bite size, they cook faster and its easier to eat), and fry them until golden brown in a cast iron casserole (cast iron because it keeps the heat very well) in the rest of the canola oil with 2 Tbsp of butter for the taste. Once golden brown on all sides, Put them on paper towels in a tray and reserve.
- In the same cast iron casserole, throw out most of the fat, and then saute the mushrooms on medium heat in what's left. Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon, and a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce. Once the mushrooms are cooked, deglaze the skillet with 1 cup of beef stock and scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the casserole. Be careful with the salt at this stage, because the beef broth is already salted. You can always adjust the salt later.
- Turn the heat to low and then slowly add the can of Campbell's mushroom soup, and the heavy cream (1 cup).
- Once the mushroom sauce is nice and bubbly, add the meatballs back in, and let reduce on low for 30 to 40 minutes, until the sauce has reduced a third to a half (depending on how thick you want the sauce to be), and the meatballs are cooked through and the flavors have all combined.
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve on top of fresh mash potatoes, or buttered noodles.
- I have added pictures of several stages of the dish to help you out.
- NOTE : leftovers freeze beautifully. It's also a great dish to prepare a day ahead of time, because its even better reheated the next day. Just make sure you don't reduce the sauce too much when you cook it if you know you are going to serve it the next day, the sauce will finish to reduce as you reheat it (on low).
SWEDISH "MEAT" BALLS WITH GRAVY (VEGAN)
Adapted from a recipe found at http://www.grouprecipes.com/103768/vegan-swedish-meatballs.html. That one uses a whole 2 cups worth of soy creamer...granted, that would make it deliciously creamy, I tried to lighten that up a bit (you could adjust the broth-creamer ratio as you wish). I also changed the meatballs up by using TVP instead of a packaged sausage product which we just can't find where I live.
Provided by magpie diner
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 1h
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a medium bowl combine the breadcrumbs with the soy or rice milk. Set aside. Heat up the vegetable broth in a pyrex measuring cup and then add in the dry TVP. Mix together well and let the TVP absorb for a few minutes. While that sits, dice up your onion.
- Mix together the breadcrumb mixture with the TVP, about 2 tbsp of the onion. the parlsey flakes, garlic powder, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Adjust the salt to taste as it will really depend on how seasoned your veggie broth is. You want the mixture to hold together when formed into a ball in your hand - you may need to add a little extra broth, maybe a few tablespoons. I find pushing down with the spoon as you mix helps to combine everything. Form into balls, 1 1/2 inches in diameter (should yield 12).
- Heat up the oil in a saute pan, add in the "meat" balls and brown on all sides as best you can. When complete, place them into a casserole dish and set aside.
- Put your oven on to 350 degrees.
- Clean out your saute pan of any bits and then return to medium heat. Saute the rest of the onion and the mushrooms for about 5 minutes until the onions are translucent.
- In a bowl whisk together 1/3 cup soy creamer (or more if you choose) with the corn starch. Mix in 1 1/2 cups veggie broth, or less if you're using more creamer, along with the nutritional yeast and a pinch of nutmeg.
- Pour the broth mixture into the pan with mushrooms & onions, bring up to a gentle boil, stirring well to get a smooth sauce. Turn heat down and let it simmer for just a few minutes. Add in some braggs for flavour or colour if you choose.
- Pour the gravy over the meatballs and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until bubbly. Serve over noodles or mashed potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.2, Fat 21.2, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 17.6, Sodium 353.9, Carbohydrate 26.3, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 3.2, Protein 8
SWEDISH MEATBALLS (KOTTBULLAR)
A genuine, and one of the most quoted Swedish recipes for meatballs. With a few variations, it is found in almost every Swedish cookbook. This variety of meatballs is always served hot, with cream sauce and mashed potatoes, in contrary to the small ones served cold that one finds on the Smorgasbord. At Christmas, some Swedes like a little "Christmas touch" and add a little allspice and ginger. If you're really ambitious, you'll buy whole meat and grind it yourself. It makes a great difference!
Provided by Andreacute Grisell
Categories Meat
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Fry the onion light yellow in a little butter.
- Soak the breadcrumbs in the liquid.
- Mix everything well and add spices to taste.
- Make 1- to 1 1/2-inch meatballs with the help of two wet spoons.
- Put them on a plate coated with a little flour and fry them slowly on all sides in lots of butter (putting the meatballs in the freezer for a while before frying makes them firmer).
- Place the meatballs on a hot plate, fry the flour in the remaining fat and pour in the stock and the cream.
- Boil for a few minutes.
- Add soy, salt and pepper to taste and pour the hot sauce over the meatballs.
- Serve hot with mashed potates, pickled cucumber and preserved lingonberry or cranberry.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 715.4, Fat 56.7, SaturatedFat 31.2, Cholesterol 271.3, Sodium 278.2, Carbohydrate 22.9, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 1.4, Protein 28.9
SWEDISH MEATBALLS (SVENSKA KOTTBULLAR)
Our family's traditional Christmas recipe, frequently doubled and kept warm in a crock pot. Worth the effort, and the meatballs are even better the next day! Reserve brown gravy and add sour cream to it the day you serve the leftovers.
Provided by ElizabethKnicely
Categories Meatballs
Time 1h25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Place the bread crumbs into a small bowl, and mix in the cream. Allow to stand until crumbs absorb the cream, about 10 minutes. While the bread is soaking, melt 1 teaspoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion until it turns light brown, about 10 minutes. Place onion into a mixing bowl; mix with the ground beef, ground pork, egg, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger. Lightly mix in the bread crumbs and cream.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Pinch off about 1 1/2 tablespoon of the meat mixture per meatball, and form into balls. Place the meatballs into the skillet, and cook just until the outsides are brown, about 5 minutes, turning the meatballs into a baking dish, pour in chicken broth, and cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are tender, about 40 minutes. Remove meatballs to a serving dish.
- To make brown gravy, pour pan drippings into a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the pan drippings until smooth, and gradually whisk in enough beef broth to total about 2 1/2 cups of liquid. Bring the gravy to a simmer, whisking constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. Just before serving, whisk in the sour cream. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve the gravy with the meatballs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.8, Fat 25.2, SaturatedFat 12.7, Cholesterol 130.7, Sodium 1013.2, Carbohydrate 9.6, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.7, Protein 20.9
SWEDISH MEATBALLS (SVENSKA KOTTBULLAR)
Our family's traditional Christmas recipe, frequently doubled and kept warm in a crock pot. Worth the effort, and the meatballs are even better the next day! Reserve brown gravy and add sour cream to it the day you serve the leftovers.
Provided by Nom Nom Nom
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Scandinavian
Time 1h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place the bread crumbs into a small bowl, and mix in the cream. Allow to stand until crumbs absorb the cream, about 10 minutes. While the bread is soaking, melt 1 teaspoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion until it turns light brown, about 10 minutes. Place onion into a mixing bowl; mix with the ground beef, ground pork, egg, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger. Lightly mix in the bread crumbs and cream.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Pinch off about 1 1/2 tablespoon of the meat mixture per meatball, and form into balls. Place the meatballs into the skillet, and cook just until the outsides are brown, about 5 minutes, turning the meatballs often. Insides of the meatballs will still be pink. Place browned meatballs into a baking dish, pour in chicken broth, and cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are tender, about 40 minutes. Remove meatballs to a serving dish.
- To make brown gravy, pour pan drippings into a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the pan drippings until smooth, and gradually whisk in enough beef broth to total about 2 1/2 cups of liquid. Bring the gravy to a simmer, whisking constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. Just before serving, whisk in the sour cream. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve the gravy with the meatballs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 308.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.9 g, Cholesterol 107.6 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 16.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.6 g, Sodium 794.2 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
Tips:
- Use a food processor to grind the oats and nuts. This will create a fine crumb that will help the meatballs hold together.
- Don't overmix the meatball mixture. Overmixing can make the meatballs tough.
- Form the meatballs into small, 1-inch balls. This will help them cook evenly.
- Cook the meatballs over medium heat. This will help them cook through without burning.
- Serve the meatballs with your favorite sauce. Some popular options include gravy, marinara sauce, or lingonberry jam.
Conclusion:
These Swedish Meatless Balls are a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional meatballs. They are made with a variety of plant-based ingredients, including oats, nuts, and vegetables. They are also gluten-free and can be made vegan by using a plant-based milk. These meatballs are perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. They can be served with your favorite sauce and are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.
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