Best 4 Lenas Swedish Meatballs With Lingonberry Sauce Recipes

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Embark on a culinary adventure to Sweden with Lena's Swedish Meatballs, a timeless dish that captures the essence of Swedish cuisine. These tender and flavorful meatballs, lovingly crafted with a blend of ground beef and pork, are simmered in a rich and savory gravy, exuding aromas that will tantalize your senses. Accompanying the meatballs is a vibrant lingonberry sauce, its tart and tangy notes providing a delightful contrast to the savory richness of the meatballs. This classic Swedish dish is a harmonious symphony of flavors that will transport you to the heart of Sweden's culinary traditions.

In addition to the main recipe, this culinary journey also offers a tantalizing selection of variations to suit diverse preferences and dietary restrictions. For those seeking a vegetarian alternative, the recipe for Lentil and Mushroom Meatballs offers a hearty and protein-packed option, while the Turkey Meatballs provide a leaner and healthier take on this classic dish. And for those with a sweet tooth, the recipe for Lingonberry Jam will allow you to create your own homemade lingonberry sauce, capturing the essence of this unique Swedish condiment.

This comprehensive guide to Swedish meatballs and lingonberry sauce is a testament to the enduring popularity of this classic dish. With its step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and delightful variations, this article is the ultimate resource for anyone seeking to recreate this iconic Swedish culinary experience in their own kitchen.

Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!

SWEDISH MEATBALLS WITH LINGONBERRY SAUCE



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Swedish Meatballs with a delicious, creamy Lingonberry Sauce. These meatballs are great as an appetizer or serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice. I served this meatball as an appetizer with toasted country bread. Used our Lingonberry Fruit Spread.

Provided by Carlos Leo

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 cup fresh bread crumbs, dried out
3/4 cup heavy cream
3 TableSpoons unsalted butter
2 TableSpoons honey
4 shallots, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaSpoon caraway seeds, toasted and ground
Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper
1 pound ground turkey
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 large egg
1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus more for garnish
3 TableSpoons unsalted butter
2 TableSpoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 TableSpoons pickle juice - I used sweet juice, but you can put whatever you have in the refrigerator.
1/2 cup Lingonberry Fruit Spread, plus more for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 380 degrees
  • In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs and the heavy cream; stir with a fork and let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Put three TableSpoons of the butter in a small skillet and let it melt over medium heat. Add the shallots, garlic, and caraway; season with salt and pepper. Sauté until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes.
  • Put the ground beef, turkey and pork in a large bowl. Add the shallot mixture, egg, and parsley; season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the bread to the meat mixture, and mix well using your hands. Pinch off about 1/2 cup worth of the meat mixture, or use what I use - an ice cream scoop - and roll it around in your moistened hands to shape it into small-sized meatball. Continue forming the meatballs and putting them on a baking sheet.
  • Put the baking sheet in the oven for about 13 minutes.
  • Put on the stove a 3.6 QT. Casserole Porcelain Enamel On Cast Iron pot and melt the butter.
  • Add the flour and cook for a couple of minutes. Then add the chicken broth and mix well until the flour mixture dissolve.
  • Add the sour cream, heavy cream, and the pickle juice. Simmer until the sauce gets thick and creamy.
  • Add the 1/2 cup of the Lingonberry Fruit Spread until combined.
  • Add the meatballs and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly and the meatballs are heated through, about 15 minutes or less. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and transfer to a serving bowl.
  • Serve the Swedish Meatballs with additional Lingonberry Fruit Spread on the side.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 meatball, Calories 184 calories, Sugar 4.4 g, Sodium 71.7 mg, Fat 12.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Protein 8.4 g, Cholesterol 52.5 mg

SWEDISH MEATBALLS WITH LINGONBERRY SAUCE



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Provided by Tyler Florence

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup fresh bread crumbs, dried out
3/4 cup milk
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 shallots, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon caraway seeds, toasted and ground
Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 large egg
1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus more for garnish
1 handful fresh dill, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
11/2 cups chicken broth
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup lingonberry or red currant jam, plus more for serving

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs and the milk; stir with a fork and let stand for 5 minutes. Put 3 tablespoons of the butter in a small skillet and let it melt over medium heat. Add the shallots, garlic, and caraway; season with salt and pepper. Saute until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes. Put the ground beef and pork in a large bowl. Add the sweated shallot mixture, egg, parsley, and dill; season with salt and pepper. Squeeze the milk out of the soaked bread crumbs, add the bread to the meat mixture, and mix well using your hands. Pinch off about 1/2 cup worth of the meat mixture and roll it around in your moistened hands to shape it into a cue ball-sized meatball. Continue forming the meatballs and putting them on a platter; there should be about 20 meatballs.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over moderate heat. When the foam starts to subside, add the meatballs in batches so you don't overcrowd the pan. Saute the meatballs until well-browned on all sides, about 7 minutes total. Remove the meatballs to a platter lined with paper towels as they are done.
  • Discard most of the fat from the skillet and return it to the heat. Add the remaining tablespoon of butter and swirl it around to coat the pan. Sprinkle in the flour, and stir with a wooden spoon to dissolve into the fat. Pour in the chicken broth, and stir with a wooden spoon to loosen the bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer and stir until the liquid is reduced and a sauce starts to form; season with salt and pepper. Lower the heat and stir in the sour cream. Return the meatballs to the sauce and stir in 1/4 cup of the lingonberry jam until combined. Simmer until the sauce thickens slightly and the meatballs are heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Shower with chopped parsley and transfer to a serving bowl. Serve the Swedish meatballs with additional lingonberry jam on the side.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS WITH LINGONBERRY SAUCE



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Recipe from Tyler Florence on Food 911. I have lingonberries in the freezer and need to get them used up.

Provided by Charlotte J

Categories     Pork

Time 1h10m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup fresh breadcrumb, dried out
3/4 cup milk
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 shallots, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon caraway seed, toasted and ground
kosher salt
fresh ground white pepper
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 large egg
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus more
flat leaf parsley, for garnish
1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup lingonberry jam (plus more for serving) or 1/4 cup red currant jam (plus more for serving)

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs and the milk; stir with a fork and let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Put 3 tablespoons of the butter in a small skillet and let it melt over medium heat.
  • Add the shallots, garlic, and caraway; season with salt and pepper.
  • Saute until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes.
  • Put the ground beef and pork in a large bowl.
  • Add the sweated shallot mixture, egg, parsley, and dill; season with salt and pepper.
  • Squeeze the milk out of the soaked bread crumbs, add the bread to the meat mixture, and mix well using your hands.
  • Pinch off about 1/2 cup worth of the meat mixture and roll it around in your moistened hands to shape it into a cue ball-sized meatball.
  • Continue forming the meatballs and putting them on a platter; there should be about 20 meatballs.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over moderate heat.
  • When the foam starts to subside, add the meatballs in batches so you don't overcrowd the pan.
  • Saute the meatballs until well-browned on all sides, about 7 minutes total.
  • Remove the meatballs to a platter lined with paper towels as they are done.
  • Discard most of the fat from the skillet and return it to the heat.
  • Add the remaining tablespoon of butter and swirl it around to coat the pan.
  • Sprinkle in the flour, and stir with a wooden spoon to dissolve into the fat.
  • Pour in the chicken broth, and stir with a wooden spoon to loosen the bits from the bottom of the pan.
  • Simmer and stir until the liquid is reduced and a sauce starts to form; season with salt and pepper.
  • Lower the heat and stir in the sour cream.
  • Return the meatballs to the sauce and stir in 1/4 cup of the lingonberry jam until combined.
  • Simmer until the sauce thickens slightly and the meatballs are heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Shower with chopped parsley and transfer to a serving bowl.
  • Serve the Swedish meatballs with additional lingonberry jam on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 691.4, Fat 47.9, SaturatedFat 22.3, Cholesterol 186.7, Sodium 469.9, Carbohydrate 29.7, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 9, Protein 34.1

SWEDISH MEATBALLS WITH LINGONBERRY OR CRANBERRY SAUCE



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Swedish meatballs must be the most famous "export" recipe from this fascinating country. I like to think that these are a little bit different, and more authentic than most recipes you see. This is REAL Swedish home cooking at its best - and if you can manage to get hold of Lingonberries, you will notice a wonderful & very subtle difference; however, cranberries will do just as well. These meatballs are perfect served with piles of mashed potatoes or broad ribbon pasta.

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

500 g lingonberries or 500 g cranberries
1 lemon, juice and zest of, finely grated
150 g caster sugar
50 g butter
1 onion, peeled and very finely diced
2 teaspoons allspice
100 g fresh brown breadcrumbs
150 ml milk
1/2 kg fresh minced beef
1/2 kg fresh ground pork
1 egg, beaten
salt
pepper
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 tablespoons flour
400 ml beef stock
200 g sour cream or 200 g creme fraiche
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill

Steps:

  • To make the sauce, put the lingonberries or cranberries into a heavy bottomed saucepan with about 100 to 120 mls of water, the lemon juice and zest & bring to the boil.
  • Then turn the heat down to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. As soon as the berries have started to burst - add the caster sugar and cook until the sugar has completely dissolved. Take off the heat and allow to cool. Check for sweetness, if it is too sour, add more sugar to taste and cook until dissolved.
  • To make the meatballs, first melt a little of the butter in a frying pan and add the finely chopped onion - sauté until soft & then add the allspice.
  • Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk - until the milk has been absorbed, about 30 to 45 minutes. Mix the fried onion in with the soaked bread and then add the meat and beaten egg, season and mix well.
  • Dampen your hands and form the mixture into balls about the size of large walnuts.
  • Heat half of the remaining butter with half of the oil and fry the meatballs in batches - until they are golden brown in colour and hold their shape.
  • Allow to meatballs to cool slightly.
  • Heat up the remaining butter and oil in the pan and add the flour - cooking over a low heat until the flour is golden and sandy in appearance (like a roux base).
  • Take the pan off the heat and gradually add the beef stock, stirring and blending well after each addition. Put the pan back on the heat and bring to the boil - then add the sour cream (creme fraiche). Turn the heat down and add the meatballs - cover and cook over a low heat for about 15 to 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
  • Check and adjust the seasoning before adding the chopped dill to the meatball and sauce mixture.
  • Serve with the Lingonberry or Cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes or broad ribbon noodles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 726.8, Fat 50, SaturatedFat 21, Cholesterol 185.6, Sodium 495.8, Carbohydrate 35.1, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 27.4, Protein 34.1

Tips:

  • Use a combination of ground beef and pork: This will give the meatballs a more flavorful and juicy texture.
  • Don't overmix the meatball mixture: Overmixing will make the meatballs tough.
  • Use panko breadcrumbs: Panko breadcrumbs will help to keep the meatballs light and airy.
  • Brown the meatballs in a skillet before baking them: This will give them a delicious crust.
  • Make the lingonberry sauce ahead of time: This will allow the flavors to meld.
  • Serve the meatballs with mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice: These are all classic Swedish accompaniments.

Conclusion:

Lena's Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. The meatballs are made with a combination of ground beef and pork, and they are seasoned with a variety of herbs and spices. The lingonberry sauce is made with fresh or frozen lingonberries, and it is sweetened with sugar and flavored with a touch of cinnamon. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.

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