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Easy Recipes for Swedish Food

Carissa Erzen
The traditional Swedish meal of meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy and lingonberry jam gets a delightful twist. Frozen IKEA veggie balls keep this meal convenient and quick. A mashed sweet potato gives a sweeter depth of flavor to mashed potatoes. And the vegetarian onion gravy drenches everything in a cozy sauce.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Swedish
Servings 4 people
Calories 622 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 32 meatballs or veggie balls
  • 3 medium Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • 1½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¾ cup whole milk (or substitute unsweetened non-dairy milk)
  • 6 tablespoon butter, divided (or substitute dairy-free butter)
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoon all purpose flour (or substitute a gluten free flour baking blend)
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
  • ½ cup lingonberry jam

Instructions
 

Mashed Potatoes

  • To make the mashed potatoes, peel and quarter the Yukon Gold potatoes and the sweet potato. Feel free to use four Yukon Gold potatoes for a less-sweet flavor.
    Place them in a pot and fill it with water to cover the potatoes by about an inch of water. Bring the pot to a boil on high heat.
    Then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 25 minutes, or until a fork easily pierces the potatoes.
  • Drain the potatoes into a colander. Add the potatoes back into the pot along with the salt, black pepper, nutmeg, milk and four tablespoons of the butter.
    Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or a large fork until they are light and fluffy and everything is mixed together. Keep warm with the lid on the pot, either off heat or on a very low heat.
    *Note: don't over-mix the potatoes once they come together. Over-mixing can cause the starch in the potatoes to create a gluey gross mess.

Onion Gravy

  • While the potatoes are boiling, heat the remaining two tablespoons of butter in a saucepan on medium-high heat.
    Reduce the heat to low and add the diced onion and cook over low heat until the onions are golden and caramelized, after about 30 minutes.
    Add the garlic and cook for another few minutes, until the garlic is fragrant.
  • Whisk the flour into the caramelized onions.
  • Increase the heat to medium and add the broth and the optional liquid smoke. Whisk constantly until it forms a thick and bubbling gravy.
  • Try a taste of the gravy, and add more salt if desired.

Serving a Swedish Meal

  • Warm the frozen meatballs or vegetable balls according to the package's instructions. Ensure they are hot when you're ready to serve your meal.
  • Place a few good-sized dollops of the mashed potatoes on a plate. Add half a dozen meatballs or vegetable balls and pour the onion gravy over everything.
  • Spoon a side of lingonberry jam onto the plate, to be eaten with each bite.
    Enjoy!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 622kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 29gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 2.168mgPotassium: 1.162mgFiber: 11gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 8.87IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 174mgIron: 4mg
Keyword mashed potatoes, Swedish food, Swedish meatballs
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