European
Sweden - Starters
Köttbullar Bites
Chef's Menu Description
Tender cocktail-sized Swedish pork and beef meatballs seasoned with allspice and white pepper, browned in foaming butter and served on skewers with sweet lingonberry dip.
Ingredients
- • 300g minced beef (chuck)
- • 200g minced pork
- • 50g fine breadcrumbs soaked in 100ml single cream
- • 1 small yellow onion, grated and gently softened in butter
- • 1 egg, beaten
- • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- • 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- • 1 tsp sea salt
- • Butter and oil for pan-frying
- • Lingonberry jam and cocktail skewers for serving
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Combine beef, pork, soaked breadcrumb paste, softened cooled onion, egg, allspice, white pepper, and salt. Mix gently with cold hands until just cohesive.
2
Phase 2
Roll into bite-sized balls (approx. 2cm diameter, 15g each) using water-moistened hands. Place on a parchment-lined tray and chill for 15 minutes.
3
Phase 3
Melt butter with a splash of oil in a wide frying pan. Fry meatballs in batches over medium-high heat, shaking the pan continuously so they brown evenly on all sides.
4
Phase 4
Thread warm meatballs onto cocktail skewers and arrange on a platter alongside a dish of wild lingonberry jam.