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Scandinavian Meatballs
Photo: Lily Banse

Scandinavian Meatballs

21 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

Traditional Finnish meatball recipe with creamy brown gravy sauce. Moreish and honest food, perfect for cheering up gloomy days!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1347
Calories
58g
Protein
62g
Fat
138g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 18 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
White Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meatball not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Wheat not in our table 0
Blackcurrant not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • For the meatballs
  • 500 g beef mince
  • 2 slices of white bread
  • 50 ml double cream
  • 50 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 1,5 tsp salt
  • 0,5 tsp ground allspice
  • 0,5 tsp ground white pepper
  • 0,5 tsp ground black pepper
  • butter and oil for frying
  • --
  • For the gravy sauce
  • 1 shallott onion, finely chopped
  • butter to fry
  • 450 ml beef stock
  • 50 ml double cream
  • 3 tbsp wheat flour
  • 2 tbsp blackcurrant jelly
  • 0,5 tsp ground allspice

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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